Criminal Responsibility and Challenges in the Criminal Justice System for People with Intellectual Disability in Norway

The purpose of this article is to present and discuss Norwegian legislation concerning intellectual disability and criminal responsibility. Current legislation has an internationally unique feature, in that the rules governing criminal responsibility are based on what is known as the medical princi...

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Main Authors:	Erik Søndenaa, Christine Friestad, Birgitte Storvik, Berit Johnsen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Bergen 2019-09-01
Series:	Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
Online Access:	https://boap.uib.no/index.php/BJCLCJ/article/view/2882

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spelling	doaj-4a3d5ca9b1ad439888927c7f70e3769b2020-11-24T21:58:53ZengUniversity of BergenBergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice1894-41832019-09-017110.15845/bjclcj.v7i1.2882Criminal Responsibility and Challenges in the Criminal Justice System for People with Intellectual Disability in NorwayErik Søndenaa0Christine Friestad1Birgitte Storvik2Berit Johnsen3Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Institute of mental health; St. Olavs University Hospital, Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry.Oslo University Hospital, Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry; University College of Norwegian Correctional Service.University College of Norwegian Correctional Service.University College of Norwegian Correctional Service. The purpose of this article is to present and discuss Norwegian legislation concerning intellectual disability and criminal responsibility. Current legislation has an internationally unique feature, in that the rules governing criminal responsibility are based on what is known as the medical principle. This implies that criminal responsibility is determined by the defendant’s mental health status at the time of the crime. Norwegian criminal law does not require any causal or correlational relationship between the mental condition and the crime, as do most other jurisdictions. A brief description of historical perspectives and the Norwegian criminal justice system with regard to offenders with intellectual disabilities is also included. https://boap.uib.no/index.php/BJCLCJ/article/view/2882
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title	Criminal Responsibility and Challenges in the Criminal Justice System for People with Intellectual Disability in Norway
title_short	Criminal Responsibility and Challenges in the Criminal Justice System for People with Intellectual Disability in Norway
title_full	Criminal Responsibility and Challenges in the Criminal Justice System for People with Intellectual Disability in Norway
title_fullStr	Criminal Responsibility and Challenges in the Criminal Justice System for People with Intellectual Disability in Norway
title_full_unstemmed	Criminal Responsibility and Challenges in the Criminal Justice System for People with Intellectual Disability in Norway
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publisher	University of Bergen
series	Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
issn	1894-4183
publishDate	2019-09-01
description	The purpose of this article is to present and discuss Norwegian legislation concerning intellectual disability and criminal responsibility. Current legislation has an internationally unique feature, in that the rules governing criminal responsibility are based on what is known as the medical principle. This implies that criminal responsibility is determined by the defendant’s mental health status at the time of the crime. Norwegian criminal law does not require any causal or correlational relationship between the mental condition and the crime, as do most other jurisdictions. A brief description of historical perspectives and the Norwegian criminal justice system with regard to offenders with intellectual disabilities is also included.
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Criminal Responsibility and Challenges in the Criminal Justice System for People with Intellectual Disability in Norway

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