Assessing NGRI and dangerousness: Perspectives from forensic reports in Portugal

In Portugal the expert whose report supports the criminal defence of not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) must also consider the defendant's dangerousness. Nevertheless, the concept of dangerousness has received little attention in the Portuguese critical literature. Moreover, there is concern that the concept is often used improperly. We endeavoured to evaluate a sample of Portuguese forensic reports in order to discuss: 1) the prevalence of...