Research on status of psychiatric expert testimony in Lay Judge System in Japan
| Project/Area Number |
22591309
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Psychiatric science
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| Research Institution | National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry |
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Principal Investigator |
OKADA Takayuki 独立行政法人国立精神・神経医療研究センター, 精神保健研究所・司法精神医学研究部, 部長 (40282769)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
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| Keywords | 司法精神医学 / 裁判員 / 裁判員裁判 / 刑事責任能力 / 精神鑑定 / 裁判員制度 |
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| Research Abstract |
Since the enforcement of the lay judge system, there has been a sharp increase in the number of cases of carrying out forensic psychiatric evaluation. Almost all cases that involved examination of a psychiatric expert witness in the courtroom implemented conferences between the expert and lawyers and a presentation by the expert. The author proposed 8 step structure to reflect on the criminal responsibility decision-making process. The 8 steps are: (1) gathering of information relating to mental function and condition, (2) recognition of mental function and condition, (3) psychiatric diagnosis, (4) description of relationship between his/her mental condition or psychopathology and the index offense, (5) focus on capacities of differentiation between right and wrong and behavior control, (6) specification of the elements of cognitive/volitional prong in legal context, (7) legal evaluation of degree of cognitive/volitional prong, and (8) final interpretation of CR as a legal conclusion.
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