Offenders, deviants or patients?
By: Herschel Prins.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Brunner-Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: East Sussex; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
Subjects: Criminal Psychology -- methods -- Great Britain; Prisoners -- psychology -- Great Britain; Crime -- prevention & control -- Great Britain; Dangerous Behavior -- Great Britain; Forensic Psychiatry -- Great Britain; Mental Disorders -- rehabilitation -- Great Britain; Mental Health Services -- organization & administration -- Great Britain
Description: Part I Legal and adminstrative frameworks -- 1 Problem areas revisited -- Responsibility (liability) for crime -- 3 Systems of disposal -- Part II Clinical considerations -- 4 Mental disturbance -- 5 Psychopathic disorder : a useful label -- 6 Violence and homicide -- 7 Fire-raising -- 8 Sexual behaviour and misbehviour -- 9 Will they do it again? -- 10 Training : enhancing understanding -- 11 Concluding comments.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.