[Court-ordered therapy, the case of sex offenders in Belgium]

Soins Psychiatr. 2017 Mar-Apr;38(309):40-42. doi: 10.1016/j.spsy.2017.01.009.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Following the Dutroux affair which rocked Belgium in 1996, the Belgian minister for justice signed cooperation agreements with the country's three regions (Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels-Capital), imposing on sex offenders therapy or treatment as an alternative to imprisonment. What legal programme is now in place for their management? Experience of the Brussels support centre.

Keywords: accord de coopération; auteur d’infractions à caractère sexuel; centre d’appui; cooperation agreement; court-ordered therapy; dangerosité; dangerousness; délinquant sexuel; injonction de soins; repeat offence; récidive; sex abuser; sex offender; support centre.

MeSH terms

  • Belgium
  • Commitment of Mentally Ill / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Dangerous Behavior*
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Intersectoral Collaboration
  • Male
  • Minors / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Patient Compliance / psychology
  • Psychiatric Nursing / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Psychotherapy / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Risk Assessment / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Secondary Prevention
  • Sex Offenses / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Sex Offenses / psychology
  • Socialization