Geller J L, Lister E D
Am J Psychiatry. 1978 Jan;135(1):53-60. doi: 10.1176/ajp.135.1.53.
The authors examined the records for 1975 of 87 pretrial commitments to Worcester State Hospital under a 1971 revision of the Massachusetts law regarding such commitments. They also compiled statistics on all admissions to the hospital for 1966-1975. They found that only 2 of the 87 pretrial commitments resulted in a final court disposition of commitment and that pretrial commitments increased during 1972-1975 in contrast to a decrease in other kinds of admissions. On the basis of these findings the authors suggest that serious attention be paid to arguments that pretrial commitment serves to control and sequester deviants. Dr. Alan A. Stone comments on the authors' presentation.
作者们查阅了1975年依据1971年马萨诸塞州关于此类拘押的法律修订案对87名审前被拘押者送往伍斯特州立医院的记录。他们还汇编了1966年至1975年期间该医院所有入院患者的统计数据。他们发现，87名审前被拘押者中只有2人最终被法庭判定需要拘押，而且与其他类型的入院人数减少形成对比的是，审前被拘押人数在1972年至1975年期间有所增加。基于这些发现，作者们建议应认真关注那些认为审前拘押有助于控制和隔离行为异常者的观点。艾伦·A·斯通博士对作者们的报告发表了评论。
