Sentencing offenders with mental disorders, developmental disorders or neurological impairments: what does the new Sentencing Council Guideline mean for psychiatrists?. (June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Taylor, Pamela J.; Eastman, Nigel; Latham, Richard; Holloway, Josanne
• Is Part Of: British journal of psychiatry. Volume 218:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: 299
• Page End: 301
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Subjects: Psychiatry and law, -- mentally disordered offenders, -- sentencing guideline, -- culpability, -- post sentence safety; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychology, Pathological -- Periodicals; 616.89005
• DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2021.21
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1250

Abstract

Summary: The new Sentencing Council Guideline on sentencing offenders with mental disorders, effective from 1 October 2020, is essential reading for all psychiatrists who give evidence in the criminal courts, revealing something of required judicial thinking, our common ground on public safety concerns but differences in focus on culpability and punishment.