NOU 2014:10 - Proposal for New Rules Regarding Criminal Insanity and Related Issues, Norway post-22 July

On Criminal Insanity

Reducing stigma of criminal insanity

Andrew Axer1, Robert C. Beckett2, Jennifer Jones3: 1Johnson Creek Secure Treatment Facility, Columbia Care Services, Inc. 2808 SE Balfour Street Milwaukie, OR 97222; 2Columbia Care Services, Inc. 2015 NW 507 Flanders St., Portland, Oregon 97209 USA; 3Office 3587 Heathrow Way Medford, OR 97504; Correspondence address: Andrew Axer, Columbia Care Services, Inc.; 2015 NW 507 Flanders St., Portland,...

The Norwegian 22 July 2011 Terror Acts and Mass Murder: Insanity, Evilness or Both?

This review presents unique information rarely seen in a description of a politically extreme right wing terrorist. During the trial following the terror acts in Norway on July 22nd 2011, the author, a forensic psychiatrist was at the time engaged by a national Norwegian newspaper to comment on the court proceedings. The author has later thoroughly gone through all available background material...

“Criminal” Insanity, Diagnosis, and Public Morality

Predicting criminal recidivism of insanity acquittees.