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Research Group on Criminal Justice and Mental Health

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About

The research group is concerned with legal constructs, rules and practices relying on medical or psychological premises. Core research themes include juvenile justice and criminal accountability for mentally ill offenders.

Head of the research group is professor Linda Gröning.

See the list of members of the research group.

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The Right to Education of Autistic Children

Lucie Ducarre has successfully defended her PhD in Law. Her thesis is titled "The Right to Education of Autistic Children in International and European Law".

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PROTECT

PROTECT is a five-year project on children’s rights and crime prevention. The project is led by Linda Gröning and Marit Skivenes, and funded by the Research Council of Norway.
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CHILDCRIM

CHILDCRIM is a five-year project on assessments about children's criminal insanity and violence risk. The project is funded by The Research Council of Norway.
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DIMENSIONS

DIMENSIONS is a five-year project on criminal insanity and psychosis. The project is funded by The Research Council of Norway.
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Bergen Research Network on Law and Mental Health

The Research Group for Criminal Justice collaborates with the Center for Security, Forensic and Prison Psychiatry (Haukeland University Hospital) in the Bergen Research Network on Law and Mental Health.

Network coordinators: Stephen Mathis (UiB) and Daniil Butenko (Haukeland Uni. Hospital).