title: Critical incidents and judicial response during medium security treatment.
abstract: This study examined inpatient incidents in three Flemish forensic medium security units and analyzed the subsequent judicial reactions to these incidents. During medium security treatment, incidents were reported for more than half of the participants. The most frequently registered incidents were non-violent in nature, such as absconding and treatment non-compliance. The base rate for physically violent incidents was low. Although crime-related incidents during medium security treatment were rarely prosecuted and adjudicated, the base rate of revocation - and hence drop-out from treatment - as a result of these incidents was high.
authors.affiliation: Knowledge Center Forensic Psychiatric Care (KeFor) OPZC Rekem, Daalbroekstraat 106, 3621 Rekem, Belgium. Electronic address: inge.jeandarme@opzcrekem.be.
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jeandarme
authors.affiliation: Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185 K12, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Ghent University, Universiteitstraat 4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: Ciska.Wittouck@UGent.be.
authors.forename: Ciska
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wittouck
authors.affiliation: Ghent University, Universiteitstraat 4, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: Freya.VanderLaenen@UGent.be.
authors.forename: Freya
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vander Laenen
authors.affiliation: Knowledge Center Forensic Psychiatric Care (KeFor) OPZC Rekem, Daalbroekstraat 106, 3621 Rekem, Belgium. Electronic address: claudia.pouls@opzcrekem.be.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pouls
authors.affiliation: Commission for the Protection of Society at the prison of Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: Henri.Heimans@just.fgov.be.
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heimans
authors.affiliation: Tilburg University, Warandelaan 2, 5037 AB Tilburg, The Netherlands. Electronic address: T.I.Oei@uvt.nl.
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Oei
authors.affiliation: Tilburg University, Warandelaan 2, 5037 AB Tilburg, The Netherlands; KARID, FIVOOR, Forensic Psychiatric Center The Kijvelanden, Kijvelandsekade 1, 3172 AB Poortugaal, The Netherlands. Electronic address: S.Bogaerts@uvt.nl.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bogaerts
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012637:Security Measures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Forensic psychiatry; Incident; Medium security; Prosecution