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The Amsterdam approach to potentially dangerous psychiatric patients: The person-oriented approach 'Psychiatric Patients, Potential Danger' targets a small population of adults in Amsterdam with a psychiatric disorder who are not adequately in care and pose a threat to themselves and their surroundings. The public health service, with organizations from the care, social and safety sector, tries to restore adequate care/treatment provision in absence of possibilities to deploy criminal law interventions and/or forced care. Its main aim is to reduce the chance of violent incidents with a major impact on society. This paper describes the development and methods of this approach and the main characteristics of the target population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Victims' rights in practice – the perception of professionals. An exploratory study into compliance with victims' rights: Though the position of victims of crime in criminal proceedings has improved on paper, it is claimed within both the academic as the legal community that realization of victims' rights is inadequate. In this exploratory research, a broad group of (legal) professionals was systematically questioned on this matter. They were asked whether and where compliance with victims' rights is lacking, and how this comes about in their view. Although much has improved, it appears that compliance by the authorities is not yet self-evident and fundamental mechanisms in the criminal justice system appear to hinder the realization of rights for victims. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Detention and autonomy – About the psychological basis of voluntary action and self-reliance: Life in prison goes hand in hand with far-reaching restrictions in the personal autonomy of offenders. Lack of personal autonomy and the coercion to perform certain actions disrupt the 'normal' intrinsic experiences of voluntary action (i.e. sense of agency). Disturbances in the neurocognitive basis of voluntary action have a number of clear effects on human functioning, including self-reliance. This paper provides a first analysis of the relationship between personal autonomy and the intrinsic experience of voluntary action, and how this may be the key to understanding how freedom restrictions in detention can reduce self-reliance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Evaluation pilot integrated approach to domestic violence – Lessons to be learned?: In the Netherlands, domestic violence cases are often heard in criminal court by a single judge. In these cases usually the family is usually confronted with multiple problems related to divorce or separation, child protection issues, financial problems, psychological problems or addiction and aggression problems that can lead to various legal proceedings with different judges. The District Court of Rotterdam has started a pilot 'integrated approach to domestic violence'. In this paper results of the pilot evaluation are presented in relation to recent developments of the judiciary to focus on effective problem solving courts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]