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Ethical Issues in German Prison Psychiatry

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In Germany, the federal penal law regulates the penal system. The practical organisation of the penal system is incumbent on each federal state and its own Ministry of Justice. Hence, penal institutions in Germany differ regionally: there are often separate institutions for remand prisoners, juveniles and women as well as low security prisons. Social-therapeutic institutions are usually facilities in (closed) regular prisons. Table 10.1 shows the development of the forensic clientele.

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  1. Institute of Forensic Psychiatry, Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Norbert Konrad

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  1. Institute of Forensic Psychiatry Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Norbert Konrad

  2. Section of Forensic Psychiatry, Division, University of Nottingham and Rampton Hos, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    Birgit Völlm

  3. University of Montreal Fac. Medicine, Montreal, Québec, Canada

    David N. Weisstub

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Konrad, N. (2013). Ethical Issues in German Prison Psychiatry. In: Konrad, N., Völlm, B., Weisstub, D. (eds) Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0086-4_10

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