Criminal capacity of and criminal justice for offenders with bipolar disorder

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dc.contributor.advisorBotha, Rindaen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorSlabbert, Magdaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBredenkamp, Lucy Scarlett Lessingen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-11T08:09:06Z
dc.date.available2024-06-11T08:09:06Z
dc.date.issued2023en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (LL.D.(Criminal and Medical Law))--University of the Free State, 2023en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAccording to the World Health Organisation, bipolar disorder is the sixth most prevalent disability in the world.ยน Despite this, bipolar disorder remains largely unchartered within the South African juridical landscape. Therefore, the thesis investigates whether sufficient provision is made, both in the context of criminal justice and criminal capacity, for offenders who suffer from bipolar disorder within the South African criminal justice system. In doing so, the criminal justice systems of South Africa, the Netherlands, and the United States of America (USA) are examined, with specific reference to the tests for criminal capacity, relevant legislation, case law, and what constitutes both expert evidence and expert witnesses, respectively. Sentencing options and alternative sentencing options, as they relate to mentally ill offenders, are also examined. Particular consideration is given to terbeschikkingstelling in the Netherlands and mental health courts in the United States. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of both systems are thoroughly analysed. A proposal for a uniquely South African mental health court model is subsequently put forward, in the hope that this will pave the way in ultimately providing an improved alternative to conventional sentencing for offenders suffering from bipolar disorder.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/12552
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectBipolar disorderen_ZA
dc.subjectcriminal capacityen_ZA
dc.subjectmentally ill offendersen_ZA
dc.subjectcriminal lawen_ZA
dc.subjectcriminal liabilityen_ZA
dc.subjectexpert evidenceen_ZA
dc.subjectexpert witnessesen_ZA
dc.subjectsentencingen_ZA
dc.subjectterbeschikkingstellingen_ZA
dc.subjectmental health courtsen_ZA
dc.subjectcriminal justiceen_ZA
dc.subjecttherapeutic justiceen_ZA
dc.titleCriminal capacity of and criminal justice for offenders with bipolar disorderen_ZA
dc.typeThesis
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