IZVRSENJE SIGURNOSNIH MJERA OBVEZNOG PSIHIJATRIJSKOG LIJECENJA I OBVEZNOG LIJECENJA OD OVISNOSTI S ASPEKTA ZASTITE PRAVA ZATVORENIKA S DUSEVNIM SMETNJAMA

This paper analyses the problem of the execution of security measures of a medical nature in the Croatian prison system from the aspect of the protection of the rights of prisoners with mental disorders. The introductory part includes an explanation of the topic, the objectives and the concept of in...

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Published in:Hrvatski ljetopis za kaznene znanosti i praksu 2014-07, Vol.21 (2), p.467
Main Author: Pleic, Marija
Format: Article
Language:Croatian
Subjects:
Mental disorders
Prisoners
Psychiatry
Security
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Summary:This paper analyses the problem of the execution of security measures of a medical nature in the Croatian prison system from the aspect of the protection of the rights of prisoners with mental disorders. The introductory part includes an explanation of the topic, the objectives and the concept of inmates with mental disorders. Following this, there is a review of international standards in the protection of the rights of prisoners with mental disorders and an analysis of the practice of the ECtHR relating to Article 3 ECHR, which indicates the impact of inadequate prison conditions on prisoners' mental health. Following the introduction of security measures of compulsory psychiatric treatment and compulsory treatment of addiction in Croatian criminal legislation in the Criminal Code of 1997, the execution of these measures has been accompanied by difficulties at the normative and practical level. This primarily relates to the lack of legislation and problems in ensuring adequate execution of the measure due to overcrowding in prisons, inadequate prison conditions, and the lack of trained and qualified staff. The new Criminal Code has improved the legal position of persons with mental disorders by setting precise conditions for the imposition of security measures, and indicating new trends in the manner of executing security measures of a medical nature.
ISSN:2459-6531