Danny Sullivan

An analysis of arguments for the retention of the defence of mental impairment.

Bernadette McSherry, Danny Sullivan

Journal article  |  2023  |  Psychiatr Psychol Law

This article summarises the main arguments for the retention of the defence of mental impairment presented in an online debate tha..

FITNESS TO STAND TRIAL: CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL ISSUES

Danny H Sullivan

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE

The assessment of fitness to stand trial in Australian jurisdictions has been grounded in the R v Presser criteria for more 60 yea..

Trauma-informed sentencing of serious violent offenders: an exploration of judicial dispositions with a gendered perspective

Victoria Jackson, Danny H Sullivan, Daveena Mawren, Arie Freiberg, Jayashri Kulkarni, Rajan Darjee

Journal article  |  2021  |  PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW

Experience of psychological trauma is correlated with violent offending, with exposure reported for most offenders entering the cr..

Somebody that I (used to) know: Gender and dimensions of dark personality traits as predictors of intimate partner cyberstalking

Evita March, Verity Litten, Danny H Sullivan, Louise Ward

Journal article  |  2020  |  PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Intimate partner cyberstalking, a form of intimate partner stalking, is stalking behaviour perpetrated via technology. Experiencin..

PERSONALITY DISORDER AND MORAL CULPABILITY: BROWN v THE QUEEN

Danny Sullivan, Adam Deacon

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE

The influential Victorian appellate judgment of R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102 provided a sentencing framework for "impaired mental f..

POST-SENTENCE DETENTION AND SUPERVISION: THE ROLE OF MULTI-AGENCY PANELS

Bernadette McSherry, Rajan Darjee, Danny Sullivan

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE

Victoria's Complex Adult Victim Sex Offender Management Review Panel recommended that an independent body be established to manage..

Covert and Implicit Influences on the Interpretation of Violence Risk Instruments

Stephane M Shepherd, Danny Sullivan

Journal article  |  2017  |  PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW

Forensic mental health practitioners are frequently asked to estimate the risk of future violence. Legal decisions concerning the ..

PRIORITISING PATIENTS' PREFERENCES: VICTORIA'S NEW ADVANCE PLANNING AND MEDICAL CO6NSENT LEGISLATION

John Chesterman

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE

The introduction of the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 Vic signals a profound alteration in focus from best int..

SOLITARY CONFINEMENT: GOING DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

Danny Sullivan, Adam Deacon

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE

For many years, solitary confinement has been a contentious correctional intervention. This column explores the evidence that soli..

Integrating Individual and Group-based Offence-focussed Psychological Treatments: Towards a Model for Best Practice

Kate O'Brien, Danny Sullivan, Michael Daffern

Journal article  |  2016  |  PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW

This review explored outcomes of individual and group-based offence-focussed psychological treatments in studies published between..