隔絕或復歸？淺介美國精神健康法庭制度

Correction and criminal liability of mental disorder: in comparing with mental health court and Taiwan's criminal procedure

本文主要簡介美國精神健康法庭制度，並且歸納其運作原理與工作成效，特別是紐約州布魯克林治療法庭包括了毒品法庭、家庭暴力法庭、精神健康法庭，都接受重罪行為人進入治療法庭，此點趨勢頗值吾人加以關注。此外，本文也初步地歸納了我國刑事訴訟程序下精神疾患者的處遇問題，並發現我國與美國在面對精神疾患行為人時，最大的落差在於，美國精神健康法庭是在刑事訴訟程序啟動伊始，便進行分流，精神疾患者可以進入治療法庭，接受藥物與行為認知的治療；而我國則必須在訴訟確定後的執行階段，精神疾患者方有可能接觸到醫療資源。最後，本文也參考了反對精神健康法庭的見解，盼能正反並陳，持平地介紹精神健康法庭制度，並嘗試思考此一制度引進我國之可能性。 The article tries to introduce the mental health court in the United States, especially the Brooklyn Mental Health Court. In Brooklyn, the mental health courts accept defendant who were accused of a felony. On the other hand, in Taiwan, defendant who suffer from mental health problems can only receive medical treatment under the enforcement of punishment. This is very different from the principle of “diversion” of mental health court. Based on these differences, the article considers the possibilities of the acquisition of the mental health court in Taiwan.