Psychiatric and psychological predictions of dangerousness are used in a number of American jurisdictions to convince a judge or jury that a convicted murderer should be sentenced to death. Empirical research has demonstrated, however, that psychiatric and psychological predictions of dangerousness generally are inaccurate. This Article describes the current use of such predictions in capital sentencing hearings and examines their status under existing professional codes of ethics. It argues that the rendering of these predictions by psychiatrists and psychologists is contrary to the scientific and healing traditions of their professions and urges psychiatrists and psychologists to adopt an ethical ban on predictions of dangerousness in the capital sentencing context.

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“Dr. Death”和在死刑程序中对危险的精神病学和心理预测进行道德禁令的案例

美国的许多司法管辖区都使用精神病学和心理上的危险预测来说服法官或陪审团，一个被定罪的凶手应该被判处死刑。然而，实证研究表明，对危险性的精神病学和心理预测通常是不准确的。本文描述了此类预测在死刑听证会中的当前使用，并检查了它们在现有职业道德规范下的地位。它认为，精神病学家和心理学家的这些预测与其专业的科学和治疗传统背道而驰，并敦促精神病学家和心理学家对死刑判决中的危险性预测采取道德禁令。