‘Fitness to Be Interviewed’ — A Proposed Definition and Scheme of Examination
| Autor: | Guy A Norfolk |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Scheme (programming language) Police custody Health Policy Applied psychology Truth Disclosure Police 030227 psychiatry Term (time) Interviews as Topic 03 medical and health sciences Issues ethics and legal aspects 0302 clinical medicine Humans Crime 030216 legal & forensic medicine Suspect Medical History Taking Suggestion Psychology Law Social psychology computer computer.programming_language |
| Zdroj: | Medicine, Science and the Law. 37:228-234 |
| ISSN: | 2042-1818 0025-8024 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/002580249703700307 |
| Popis: | Police surgeons are frequently asked by the police to assess whether suspects held in police custody are fit to be interviewed. The lack of any clear medical and legal criteria by which fitness for interview can be assessed has left many doctors confused about what exactly the term means. This paper draws attention to the importance of the topic and suggests a working definition of‘fitness to be interviewed’. A scheme of examination is proposed which should enable the police surgeon to make a meaningful assessment of a suspect's fitness for interview. |
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