Sentencing and mental disorder: the evolution of the Verdins Principles, strategic interdisciplinary advocacy and evidence-based reform

Walvisch, J (通讯作者),Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Law Sch, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
2022-9-3
In DPP v O'Neill, the Victorian Court of Appeal excluded personality disorders from the scope of the sentencing principles that apply to offenders with mental health problems around Australia (the 'Verdins principles'). This decision was based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of personality disorders and had the potential to create serious injustice for many marginalised people. To redress this problem, the authors engaged in a unique process of strategic advocacy, which resulted in the Victorian Court of Appeal overturning O'Neill in the recent case of Brown v The Queen. This article examines the evolution of the Verdins principles, the problems that arose in O'Neill, the collaborative strategy used to address those problems and the successful outcome of that interdisciplinary strategy.
PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW
卷号:29|期号:5|页码:731-751
ISSN:1321-8719|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
University of Melbourne; Swinburne University of Technology
被引频次(WOS)
1
被引频次(其他)
1
180天使用计数
0
2013以来使用计数
0
EISSN
1934-1687
出版年
2022-9-3
DOI
10.1080/13218719.2021.1976299
学科领域
循证法学
关键词
interdisciplinary collaboration law reform mental disorder mental health mental illness personality disorder sentencing strategic advocacy strategic litigation Verdins principles
WOS学科分类
Criminology & Penology Law Psychiatry Psychology, Multidisciplinary