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Implementation in correctional psychiatry and in legal psychiatry of the four basic ethical principles of Beauchamp and Childress
| Correctional psychiatry | Legal psychiatry | |
|---|---|---|
| Beneficence | Care in the best patient’s interest | Impartiality |
| Respect for autonomy | Informed consent and respect of confidentiality | Informed consent |
| Justice | Equivalence of care | Qualifications |
| Non-maleficence | No participation to inhuman or degrading treatment or to death penalty | |
