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Offenders, Deviants or Patients?: An introduction to clinical criminology

Offenders, Deviants or Patients?: An introduction to clinical criminology


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How responsible are mentally disordered offenders for their crimes? Aimed specifically at understanding the social context of the serious criminal offender who is deemed to be mentally abnormal, this new edition of Offenders, Deviants or Patients? takes into account the many changes in legal practice, methods of treatment and attitudes since the first edition was published in 1980. Herschel Prins examines the relationship between mental abnormality and criminal behaviour, the extent to which this relationship is used (or misused) in the criminal courts and the various facilities that are currently available for treatment. Unique in its multidisciplinary approach Offenders, Deviants or Patients? will be invaluable to all those who come into contact with serious offenders.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements Foreword Preface List of Tables and Figures Part I Legal and Administrative Frameworks 1. Problem Areas Revisited 2. Responsibility (Liability) For Crime 3. Systems of Disposal Part II Clinical Considerations 4. Mental Disturbance and Criminality 5. Psychopathic Disorder - A Useful Lable? 6. Violence and Homicide 7. Fire Raising 8. Sexual Behaviour and Misbehaviour 9. Will They Do It Again? 10. Training: Enhancing Understanding 11. Concluding Comments Name Index Subject Index

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`highly readable book ... widely informed across many disciplines and provides clear up-to-date information with valuable insights ... numerous case studies ... succinct summaries of causal factors ... handy review of legal powers where courts and hospitals interact. For any lay person, student or professional requiring just one book on this complex subject, this is it.' - The Magistrate `this book holds a unique position...Sensible advice and guidance is backed up by a very thorough review of the relevant literature and extensive suggestions for further reading...This is an essential text for any departmental library' British Journal of Psychiatry `The arrival of a new edition of Herschel Prins' old stalwart is welcome...The book displays the author's long experience in the area, and is a considerable individual tour de force...the new edition reflects the considerable practice and policy developments of the last decade...This is a readable and immensely useful text for any person working with the mentally disordered offender.' British Journal of Social Work, February 1996 `a worthwhile read and should be of particular interest to forensic social workers and probation officers.' Professional Social Work 'Offenders, Deviants or Patients? will be valuable to all those involved in the forensic field, whether they be practising or in training, psychiatrists and psychologists, social workers and probation officers, prison staff, managers, lawyers, magistrates and the police...provides a clear, stimulating and up-to-date approach to complicated issues.' - Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health `Informative and at the same time a very absorbing read' - Legal and Criminological Psychology (1996) 'Well written, readable and admirably tackles an exceptionally wide and potentially difficult subject area. The content is based on a wide multidisciplinary background including psychological, legal, medical and social work approaches which is refreshing.' - Forensic Update 'There is a dearth of information about prisons in England and Wales. ...Frances Simon's book is intended to help redress this and to increase public understanding of the work that prisoners do and the vocational training that is undertaken in prison.' - Joe Levenson, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781134852505
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis eBooks
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 304
  • ISBN-10: 1134852509
  • Publisher Date: 07 Mar 2008
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 304
  • Sub Title: An introduction to clinical criminology


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