title: [Selected problems in the forensic-psychiatric evaluation of persons posing a likelihood of repeating a criminal act].
abstract: In the current penal code, compared to previous regulations, there have been alterations concerning medical security measures. These amendments have been prompted by socio-politic circumstances in Poland as well as implementation of Mental Health Act. According to the current law the court, on the request of expert psychiatrists, can pronounce a sentence of obligatory stay in psychiatric institution for perpetrator of criminal act who has been deemed not sane due to 31 subsection 1 of penal code and who is predictably able of recidivism. In legal-medical practice those less experienced expert psychiatrists may encounter difficulties producing expertise for the court, especially evaluating probability of recurrence of committing a criminal act and resulting request for psychiatric detention. In order to make this issue more acquainted we present a review of literature concerning it.
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Florkowski
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zboralski
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nowacka
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Strójwas
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Flinik-Jankowska
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Konopa
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Łacisz
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wierzbiński
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011044:Poland