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Rettspsykiatriske vurderinger av risiko hos mindreårige gjerningspersoner siktet for drap i perioden 1955-1982

Forfattere

  • Hilde Dahl

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/ntfk.v110i3.141477

Nøgleord:

Homicide, young offenders, high security imprisonment, punishment, individual competences, drap, unge lovbrytere, sikring, straff, sjelsevner

Resumé

Abstract
Homicides are rare in Norway, and minors committing homicide are even rarer. While such offenses require a response, they also require considerations regarding the effect a prison sentence would have on the young offender. In some cases, the considerations are challenged by a perceived need to protect society from future acts of violence and harm. Thus, some of these minors are not only penalized for what they have done, but also labelled a danger. A question of relevance is how this dangerousness is assessed. This paper aims to provide historical insight into a complete selection of homicide cases from Norway in the period 1955-1982, where the offenders were allminors, many were imprisoned, and some also deemed dangerous. These cases represent society’s view on children’s capacity for harm over a long period.

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Publiceret

2023-10-30

Citation/Eksport

Dahl, H. (2023). Farlige barn? Rettspsykiatriske vurderinger av risiko hos mindreårige gjerningspersoner siktet for drap i perioden 1955-1982. Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab, 110(3), 368–385. https://doi.org/10.7146/ntfk.v110i3.141477