1st Edition
The Sociology of the Mentally Disordered Offender
206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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In recent years mentally disordered offenders have attracted considerable attention in the media and there has been heated public debate as to the best treatment and prevention of re-offending. Simultaneously there has been a significant increase in the amount of research, specialist courses and training devoted to this particular, high profile area of mental health care. This is as a result of... Read more
Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Theoretical Overview Relationship Between Criminal Behaviour and Mental Disorder The Social Construction of the Dangerous Individual Systems of Services and Structure of Power Service Development: Capture, Contagion and Community Treatment and Management from a Social Perspective Reoffence and Recidivism Conclusion: Contemporary Picture and Future Problems References
Biography
Tom Mason Dave Mercer
