§ 15.14 Can a Person's "future Dangerousness" Be Predicted?

LibraryCriminal Law in Oregon (OSBar) (2022 Ed.)

§ 15.14 CAN A PERSON'S "FUTURE DANGEROUSNESS" BE PREDICTED?

Considerable controversy exists in the mental-health community about whether any person, including a mental-health expert, is able to predict future "dangerous" behavior, be it in the "guilty except for insanity" (GEI) context, the civil-commitment context, or the "dangerous offender" context.

The legal standards differ, at least in the abstract. On one end is civil commitment, in which, to find "dangerousness," there is a requirement for a...

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