Crichton J H
Institute of Criminology, Cambridge.
Med Sci Law. 1996 Jan;36(1):65-8. doi: 10.1177/002580249603600112.
Within psychiatric hospitals it is not legal for staff to formally punish a patient for any misdemeanour. The staff response to such an incident is cloaked in therapeutic terms even if it is in effect a disciplinary punishment. To avoid injustice and introduce safeguards into this process Professor Genevra Richardson (1993, 1995) suggests the need for the introduction of a disciplinary code for psychiatric in-patients. This paper discusses the need for better guidance for psychiatric staff and the problems of punitive sanctions on patients.
在精神病院内，工作人员因患者的任何轻罪而进行正式惩罚是不合法的。即使实际上是一种纪律处分，工作人员对这类事件的回应也会用治疗性措辞来掩盖。为了避免不公正并在此过程中引入保障措施，吉内夫拉·理查森教授（1993年、1995年）建议有必要为精神病住院患者制定一部纪律守则。本文讨论了为精神科工作人员提供更好指导的必要性以及对患者进行惩罚性制裁的问题。
