Disciplinary Responsibility in Prison

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

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Joseph H. Obegi¹ 

[1] California Medical Facility, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

关键词: prison;    disciplinary responsibility;    misconduct;    insanity;    Durham rule;   

DOI  :  10.29158/JAAPL.200103-20

学科分类：儿科学

来源: American Academy of Psychiatry The Law

【 摘 要 】

Correctional mental health clinicians are sometimes asked to assess disciplinary responsibility, that is, to ascertain whether an inmate is culpable for violating prison rules. This assessment of disciplinary responsibility is akin to insanity determinations in criminal proceedings. In this article, I review the moral, legal, and practical aspects of disciplinary responsibility. I use California9s test of responsibility for prison misconduct, which is similar to the Durham rule, to illustrate some of the dilemmas involved in creating and implementing a test of disciplinary responsibility.

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