Criminal Law
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

New developments in preventive detention in Germany.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The present review focuses on forensic psychiatric aspects of new developments in preventive detention in Germany. RECENT FINDINGS: After a short introduction to the history of preventive detention in Germany and its enacting in ... Read more...

Social factors and forensic psychiatry in India.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Forensic psychiatry is a psychiatric specialty yet to be recognized in many countries. This review evaluates the current status and practice of forensic psychiatry in India and the impact of social factors as they relate to this ... Read more...

Economic burden of prescription opioid misuse and abuse.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Prescription opioid abuse and its associated costs are a problem in the United States, with significant epidemiologic and economic consequences. The breadth and depth of these consequences are not fully understood at present. OBJECTIVE: ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Criminal Law'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• New models of collaboration between criminal justice and mental health systems. 30 Oct 2009
• Assisted suicide and the law. 30 Aug 2009
• New developments in preventive detention in Germany. 30 Aug 2009
• Social factors and forensic psychiatry in India. 30 Aug 2009
• Economic burden of prescription opioid misuse and abuse. 30 Aug 2009
• HIV seropositive status disclosure to prospective sex partners and criminal laws that require it: perspectives of persons living with HIV. 30 Aug 2009
• Women prisoners: health issues and nursing implications. 30 Aug 2009
• The law as it stands on assisted suicide could not be clearer. 3 Aug 2009
• When should psychiatrists seek criminal prosecution of assaultive psychiatric inpatients? 30 Jul 2009
• Fathering by partner-abusive men: attitudes on children's exposure to interparental conflict and risk factors for child abuse. 30 Jul 2009
• From "tough on crime" to "smart on crime". 18 Jul 2009
• Human rights. DS (India) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2009). 29 Jun 2009
• Criminal evidence. R v Michael Christopher Horncastle (1) David Lee Blackmore (2): R v Abijah Marquis (1) Joseph David Grahan (2): R v David Michael Carter (2009). 29 Jun 2009
• Challenges at the interface of working between mental health services and the criminal justice system. 29 Jun 2009
• Disciplinary tactics. 29 Jun 2009
• When is negligence a crime? 29 Jun 2009
• Noble intentions can be dangerous. 29 Jun 2009
• Prosecution of harmful errors decided by outside forces. 29 Jun 2009
• Parallel proceedings and the perils of the adverse inference. 29 Jun 2009
• Prosecuting for knowingly transmitting HIV is warranted. 21 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Criminal Law'

Definition: A branch of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging and trial of suspected persons, and fixes the penalties and modes of treatment applicable to convicted offenders.

Descriptor UI: D003416

Alternative terms: Criminal Law; Criminal Laws; Law, Criminal; Laws, Criminal; Criminal Justice; Justice, Criminal;

Related Mesh Headings: Law Enforcement;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.198.290; I01.880.604.583.100;

History Note: 91(78); was see under JURISPRUDENCE 1978-90

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; specify state or country