Legal Aspects with Regard to Mentally Ill Offenders in South Africa
The purpose of this note is to discuss legal aspects with regard to mentally ill offenders with specific reference to the defence raised as a result of mental illness. In order to fully understand this defence it is important to provide a clinical background on what forensic psychiatry is. It is als...
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| description | The purpose of this note is to discuss legal aspects with regard to mentally ill offenders with specific reference to the defence raised as a result of mental illness. In order to fully understand this defence it is important to provide a clinical background on what forensic psychiatry is. It is also necessary to define certain clinical concepts such as the concept of mental illness, and the criteria for the classification of mental illnesses. This then leads to a discussion of the defence of mental illness. A conclusion is drawn at the end, with a summary of the findings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8909b0820dc84a199d6104855de1f1672022-12-22T01:24:21ZafrNorth-West UniversityPotchefstroom Electronic Law Journal1727-37812015-04-0118132373258http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/pelj.v18i1.09Legal Aspects with Regard to Mentally Ill Offenders in South AfricaMagdaleen Swanepoel0University of South AfricaThe purpose of this note is to discuss legal aspects with regard to mentally ill offenders with specific reference to the defence raised as a result of mental illness. In order to fully understand this defence it is important to provide a clinical background on what forensic psychiatry is. It is also necessary to define certain clinical concepts such as the concept of mental illness, and the criteria for the classification of mental illnesses. This then leads to a discussion of the defence of mental illness. A conclusion is drawn at the end, with a summary of the findings.http://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/files/p-per/issuepages/2015volume18no1/PERSwanepoelNote2015%2818%291.pdfmental illnessmentally ill offendersforensic psychiatrydefence with regard to mental illnessCriminal Procedure ActMental Health Care Act. |
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| title | Legal Aspects with Regard to Mentally Ill Offenders in South Africa |
| title_full | Legal Aspects with Regard to Mentally Ill Offenders in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Legal Aspects with Regard to Mentally Ill Offenders in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Legal Aspects with Regard to Mentally Ill Offenders in South Africa |
| title_short | Legal Aspects with Regard to Mentally Ill Offenders in South Africa |
| title_sort | legal aspects with regard to mentally ill offenders in south africa |
| topic | mental illness mentally ill offenders forensic psychiatry defence with regard to mental illness Criminal Procedure Act Mental Health Care Act. |
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