Evaluator Agreement in Placement Recommendations for Insanity Acquittees

• Published in: Behavioral sciences & the law Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 297 - 307
• Main Authors: Stredny, Rebecca V., Parker, Amber L. S., Dibble, Ashley Engels
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.05.2012; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Commitment of Mentally Ill - statistics & numerical data; Concordance; Criminal responsibility; Criminals - psychology; Decision Making; Discipline; Expert witness testimony; Female; Forensic Psychiatry - methods; Humans; Insanity; Insanity Defense; Insanity pleas; Male; Mental Disorders; Observer Variation; Psychiatrists; Psychiatry; Psychologists; Psychology; Risk assessment; Risk Assessment - methods

Research has examined differences between psychologists and psychiatrists in opinions on trial competency and criminal responsibility, but there is little research on such differences in risk assessment. This study examined the impact of disciplinary affiliation on opinions regarding whether new ins...