[Medico-legal opinions in penal cases provided by clinicians and forensic medicine specialists--comparative analysis]
- PMID: 16498963
[Medico-legal opinions in penal cases provided by clinicians and forensic medicine specialists--comparative analysis]
Abstract
From the practice of the Forensic Medicine Department, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice it appears that in criminal cases the level of medico-legal opinions provided by experts appointed by the district court or 'ad hoc' is very low. The analysis of the chosen files shoved a divergence of opinions given to the adopted motions as well as numerous offences to regulations in the nature of a consultative error. In the paper the authors have made an attempt to appraise causes of the above mentioned problems such as: 1. the lack of medico-legal knowledge and experience in court experts. 2. excessive ease of registration to the panel of court experts and the lack of processes which verify the qualifications of experts. 3. the lack of judicial control over expert's opinions and common acceptance of their work. 4. ignorance of the obligatory penal law. 5. ignorance of the basic rules for giving medico-legal opinions (legal consequences, casual nexus). 6. excessive but groundless self-confidence in experts. 7. the lack of a correct way of thinking and conclusion making. The aim of the paper was to pay close attention to the absolute need of verification of court experts' qualifications and work.
Similar articles
-
[Estimation of incapacity to work in medico-legal opinions given by clinicians and forensic medicine specialists from the Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice--comparative analysis].Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2005 Oct-Dec;55(4):261-3. Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2005. PMID: 16498964 Polish.
-
[Remarks about the position of the medico-legal expert in imperative regulations in the Penal and Civil Codes].Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2005 Oct-Dec;55(4):268-72. Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2005. PMID: 16498966 Review. Polish.
-
[The role of a forensic medicine expert in criminal proceedings].Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2007 Oct-Dec;57(4):406-15. Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2007. PMID: 18432141 Review. Polish.
-
[Significance of knowledge about typicality in medico-legal opinionating].Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2011 Jan-Mar;61(1):16-9. Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2011. PMID: 22117483 Polish.
-
[Position and role of the court expert in the light of expectations of the legal proceedings agency].Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2007 Apr-Jun;57(2):196-9. Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol. 2007. PMID: 17691175 Polish. No abstract available.