NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK CONCERNING DEFENDANTS AND PERSONS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES IN LAW AND PRACTICE 66 reasoned request for a further expert examination of his or her state of mind.80 However, qualitative research has shown that this may not always be effective in practice. Even though persons concerned may apply for a further examination, the documentation is very complicated and hard for them to understand: „And even when these people get the documents themselves, they very often go to me – what is this? They do not understand the questions, they do not understand the procedure, they do not understand what it is for.“81 Between 2002 and 2021, forensic psychiatric and psychological experts carried out 23,950 examinations, including 20,520 on suspects, accused persons, defendants or convicted persons.82 Reply from the National Forensic Psychiatric Service No. 1S-259, 21 September 2022. 81 Quote from one of the semi-structured interviews. 82 Reply from the National Forensic Psychiatric Service No. 1S-259, 21 September 2022. 80