Netherlands Institute of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, The Netherlands.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2011 Mar-Apr;34(2):131-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2011.02.008. Epub 2011 Mar 21.
We examined the prevalence of mental disorders and the recommendations regarding criminal responsibility and treatment in pre-trial mental health evaluations requested by Dutch juvenile courts for youths between the ages of 12 to 17. Youths of native Dutch (n=2694) and of ethnic minority background (n=1393) were compared. The prevalence of mental disorders was similar for both groups (76.8% versus 74.4%). Criminal responsibility in native Dutch youth was more often considered 'diminished' or 'strongly diminished' than in ethnic minority youth. Admission to a juvenile institution was more often recommended for ethnic minority juveniles than for native Dutch juveniles. It remains unclear from our data whether these differences reflect a false stereotype of ethnic minority populations as being more dangerous and threatening.
我们研究了荷兰少年法庭为 12 至 17 岁青少年进行的审前心理健康评估中精神障碍的流行情况，以及有关刑事责任和治疗的建议。我们比较了具有荷兰本土背景（n=2694）和少数民族背景（n=1393）的青少年。两组的精神障碍患病率相似（76.8%对 74.4%）。荷兰本土青少年的刑事责任更常被认为“减弱”或“强烈减弱”，而少数民族青少年的刑事责任则更常被认为“减弱”或“强烈减弱”。与荷兰本土青少年相比，我们的数据表明，少数民族青少年更常被推荐进入少年教养院。我们的数据尚不清楚这些差异是否反映了对少数民族群体更危险和威胁的错误刻板印象。
