The Present Legal Status Regarding the Utilization of Mechanical or Pharmacological Restraints in Psychiatric and Social-Health Settings.

No abstract present.

Forensic age estimation in Barcelona: analysis of expert reports issued between 2011 and 2018.

Introduction: In recent years, there has been a notable increase of migratory movements into Europe with the arrival of not (reliably) documented young individuals within EU-Member States. Accordingly, the need for forensic age assessments likewise increased in order to administratively differentiate along the legally relevant cut-off age of 18 completed years. The objective of our study was to analyse the expert reports of forensic age estimation issued in Barcelona between 2011 and 2018.

[A prospective study of drug-facilitated sexual assault in Barcelona].

Background And Objective: To determine the frequency and characteristics of suspected drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) among the victims of sexual assault in Barcelona.

Material And Methods: Prospective study of every adult consulting an emergency service because of alleged sexual assault and receiving forensic assessment in the city of Barcelona in 2011.

Results: A total of 35 of 114 cases (30.

[Forensic assessment of violence risk].

Over the last 20 years there have been steps forward in the field of scientific research on prediction and handling different violent behaviors. In this work we go over the classic concept of "criminal dangerousness" and the more current of "violence risk assessment". We analyze the evolution of such assessment from the practice of non-structured clinical expert opinion to current actuarial methods and structured clinical expert opinion.