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In more than one sense the penal law system in Holland is different from other countries and as a consequence the position and the role of the forensic psychiatrist is a different one. In Holland there is the system of the one and impartial forensic expert. In other words we do not have the expert for the defence or the expert for the prosecution. Although the possibility of a ‘second opinion’ exists, the so-called “battle of experts” in court is avoided (Beyaert, 1982).
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Beyaert, F.H.L. (1986). Forensic Assessment and the Killing of Partners: A Crime Passionel?. In: Edwards, G. (eds) Current Issues in Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6775-2_15
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