Uwagi w sprawie uzyskiwania opinii o stanie zdrowia psychicznego sprawców przestępstw w toku postępowania karnego

Abstract

Obtaining opinions on the state of offender’s mental health during criminal procedure

Current Polish legislation demands to appoint at least two court experts — psychiatrists which are appointed to evaluate the state of mental health of the accused and in specific cases to include a sexologist in the team of experts. The present knowledge allows to draw a conclusion that very often it is necessary to include in the team of court experts specialists from other fields, for example a psychologist or a sociologist. The authors of this article consider the possibility of including in the team of court experts also persons who evaluate the state of mental health in different areas.