Lucia Mebius

Lucia Mebius is an academic researcher specializing in forensic psychology and legal psychiatry, with a focus on criminal responsibility and mental health assessments in criminal law.

• 2024: Published studies on civil law guardianship combined with forensic mental health evaluations in Sancties. Tijdschrift over straffen en maatregelen.
• 2023: Co-authored empirical analyses on diminished responsibility in criminal cases for Boom Strafblad and Expertise en Recht.

Her recent work explores:

• Forensic diagnostic frameworks
• Legal-ethical challenges in psychiatric evaluations
• Comparative approaches to criminal responsibility across institutions

She collaborates with institutions including the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime (Jan 2025) and Montclair State University (2024), contributing to academic events as both chair and presenter.