Forensic Psychiatry Links

International forensic psychiatry and associated websites

Australia and New Zealand

• The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 

Canada

• The Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and Law
• The British Columbia Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission (FPSC)
• The International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services

Ireland

• The Irish College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry

Japan

• The Japan National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Forensic Psychiatry

USA

• The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL)
• The American College of Forensic Psychiatry

UK forensic psychiatry and associated websites

• North West Forensic Academic Network
• Forensic Mental Health Services Managed Care Network (Forensic Network) - Scotland
• Forensic Psychotherapy at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust
• Forensic Psychiatry Research Society (FPRS)
• The British Psychological Society - Division of Forensic Psychology
• RCN Forensic Nursing Forum
• The Network's Newsletters and Email Discussion Group

Quality assurance systems

Forensic Psychiatry quality assurance systems include:

• The Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health Services (a supportive peer-review network).

Inquiries

• Inquiry reports into prison and probation fatal incidents
• Prison inspectorate reports (thematic) - Here you can find a variety of very interesting report themes, e.g: elderly prisoners, lifers, prolififc and persistent offenders, mental health of prisoners, suicides, etc).

UK multiagency criminal justice links

Courts

• Her Majesty’s Court Service
• Crown Prosecution Service
• DSPD Programme

MAPPA related

• MAPPA
• UK Police Forces List
• National Probation Service
• HM Prison Service
• National Offender Management Service (NOMS)

Others

• The Prison Reform Trust
• Operating model for the commissioning of offender health care

Ministry of Justice and Mental Health Act

• The Ministry of Justice Mental Health Unit
• The Tribunals Service (Mental Health Review Tribunals)

Legal and expert witness

Note: Some links in this section are to commercial websites. They are not specifically recommended by the College, they are included here for information only:

• British and Irish Legal Information Institute - British and Irish case law & legislation, European Union case law, Law Commission reports, and other law-related British and Irish material
• The UK Register of Expert Witnesses
• CR147 - Court Work - Royal College of Psychiatrists report setting out the College’s view on the complex issues of the involvement of psychiatrists in legal processes
• Expert Testimony - A short series of articles published  in Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 2003
• Capsticks' Mental Health Law Newsletters 
• The Institute of Mental Heath Law (and Dave Sheppard Associates)

Journals and groups related to UK forensic psychiatry

• Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
• The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology
• British Journal of Forensic Practice
• Prison Health Research Network
• The Howard League for Penal Reform
• Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research