James David V
Fixated Threat Assessment Centre, London SW1E 6JP, UK.
Crim Behav Ment Health. 2010 Jul;20(3):242-50. doi: 10.1002/cbm.769.
Recent research from the United Kingdom has called into question entrenched assumptions from the USA about public figure threat assessment, in particular the low importance given to mental illness and to the making of threats. This article reviews some of the evidence, concluding that the high prevalence of psychotic illness in threateners and harassers of public figures and the frequency of warning behaviours determines that these factors should be accorded a central role in the assessment and management of such cases. It is noted that data in US studies do not differ greatly from those in UK studies, but rather their interpretation. The practical benefits of attending to the factors in question are illustrated by reference to the activities of the United Kingdom's Fixated Threat Assessment Centre. The overlap is noted between the fields of public figure threat assessment and stalking, which have hitherto developed separately. The issue of public figure threat assessment is used to illustrate some of the attitudes and personal qualities which have typified the career and achievements of Paul Mullen in forensic psychiatry research.
英国最近的研究对美国关于公众人物威胁评估的根深蒂固的假设提出了质疑，尤其是对精神疾病和发出威胁行为的低重视程度。本文回顾了一些证据，得出结论：在针对公众人物的威胁者和骚扰者中，精神病性疾病的高患病率以及警告行为的频繁发生决定了这些因素在这类案件的评估和管理中应占据核心地位。需要注意的是，美国研究中的数据与英国研究中的数据并无太大差异，只是在解读上有所不同。通过提及英国固定威胁评估中心的活动，说明了关注上述因素的实际益处。注意到公众人物威胁评估领域与跟踪骚扰领域存在重叠，而这两个领域此前是分别发展的。公众人物威胁评估问题被用来阐释一些态度和个人品质，这些态度和品质是保罗·马伦在法医精神病学研究领域的职业生涯和成就的典型特征。
