NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK CONCERNING DEFENDANTS AND PERSONS DEPRIVED
OF LIBERTY WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES IN LAW AND PRACTICE
3.2.4. MEDICAL CRITERION
The medical criterion is determined by forensic
psychiatrists. Pursuant to the Law on Forensic
Examination of the Republic of Lithuania, the tasks of
forensic psychiatric examination are as follows:
„1. To assess the mental state of
suspects, accused persons as well
as persons who have committed
administrative offences and to determine
their ability to understand the essence of
their actions and to control them;
2. To assess the mental state of persons
who have developed a mental health
condition after the commission of a
criminal offence or the imposition of a
sentence;
3. To determine whether the suspected,
accused, or other person involved in the
case is dangerous to themselves or others
due to a mental health condition;
4. To recommend the use of an
appropriate type of compulsory medical
treatment for persons found not
criminally responsible;
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