Jolanta Navickienė, Algimantas Liausėdas, Edmundas Vaitiekus Abstract In the recent decades, many studies were conducted, which examined the causes of the offences and risk factors causing the repeated crime. The repeated crime is a constant tendency to commit repeated crimes and antisocial behaviour. Factors that influence on the re-criminal behaviour are a low level of…
Aldona Šileikaitė, Ilona Čėsnienė, Arūnas Germanavičius Abstract Forensic psychiatry is specific area where legal, clinical and social aspects are involved. Moreover it is important to evaluate and protect both sides the public and persons who are not guilty by reason of insanity. The most prevalent mental disorders among forensic psychiatry patients are psychotic disorders (especially…
Alvydas Benošis, Rita Aliukonienė, Alvydas Navickas, Vygintas Aliukonis Abstract Aim is to review and evaluate the findings the pre-trial investigation of certain suicides committed in rare ways on the aspect of suicide prevention in Lithuania. Research material and methods. The material of archive data of pre-trial investigations of 5 cases of suicides committed between 2012…
Konstantinas Daškevičius, Jelena Daškevičienė Abstract In improving the modern law, increasing its humanistic potential, overcoming the traditional formalistic-bureaucratic nature of law, its apathy, reducing the psychologically traumatising effect for persons with psychological disorders, the diminished responsibility norm was put into force in 2000. However, it is seldom realised in the Lithuanian forensic psychiatry evaluation practice,…
