RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Oregon's Juvenile Psychiatric Security Review Board
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 247
OP 252
VO 35
IS 2
A1 Stewart S. Newman
A1 Mary Claire Buckley
A1 Senia Pickering Newman
A1 Joseph D. Bloom
YR 2007
UL http://jaapl.org/content/35/2/247.abstract
AB In 2005, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill modifying the existing Psychiatric Security Review Board (PRSB) statute, creating a juvenile panel for management of juvenile insanity acquittees. Dubbed the Juvenile PSRB (JPSRB), it borrows heavily from the 30 years of experience of its adult predecessor. Statutory language was also modified to create a plea of “responsible except for insanity” for juveniles in Oregon. The authors discuss the similarities of the JPSRB to the adult PSRB system and highlight the differences that take into account the unique needs of juvenile defendants. They go on to discuss potential problems foreseen with implementation of the JPSRB system and to recommend possible solutions.