Nitschke, J. and Osterheider, M. and Mokros, A. (2011) Forensic-Psychiatric Assessment of Pedophilia. FORTSCHRITTE DER NEUROLOGIE PSYCHIATRIE, 79 (9). pp. 535-540. ISSN 0720-4299,
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The present paper illustrates the approach of a forensic psychiatric expert witness regarding the assessment of pedophilia. In a first step it is inevitable to differentiate if the defendant is suffering from pedophilia or if the alleged crime might have been committed because of other motivations (antisociality, sexual activity as redirection, impulsivity). A sound diagnostic assessment is indispendable for this task. In a second step the level of severity needs to be gauged in order to clarify whether the requirement of the entry criteria of 20, 21 of the German penal code are fulfilled. In a third step, significant impairments of self-control mechanisms need to be elucidated. The present article reviews indicators of such impairments regarding pedophilia. With respect to a mandatory treatment order ( 63 German penal code) or preventive detention ( 66 German penal code) the legal prognosis of the defendant needs to be considered. The present paper gives an overview of the current state of risk assessment research and discusses the transfer to an individual prognosis critically.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SEXUAL OFFENDERS; RECIDIVISM RISK; METAANALYSIS; ABUSE; pedophilia; expert evidence; paraphilia; sexual abuse; sexual deviance |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Abteilung für Forensische Psychiatrie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2020 05:23 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jun 2020 05:23 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/20246 |
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