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Mental Health and Crime (Paperback)
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Mental Health and Crime (Paperback)
Series: Contemporary Issues in Public Policy
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Does mental disorder cause crime? Does crime cause mental disorder?
And if either of these could be proved to be true what consequences
should stem for those who find themselves deemed mentally
disordered offenders? Mental Health and Crime examines the nature
of the relationship between mental disorder and crime. It concludes
that the broad definition of what is an all too common human
condition - mental disorder - and the widespread occurrence of an
equally all too common human behaviour - that of offending - would
make unlikely any definitive or easy answer to such questions. For
those who offend in the context of mental disorder, many aspects of
the criminal justice process, and of the disposals that follow, are
adapted to take account of a relationship between mental disorder
and crime. But if the very relationship is questionable, is the way
in which we deal with such offenders discriminatory? Or is it
perhaps to their benefit to be thought of as less responsible for
their offending than fully culpable offenders? The book thus
explores not only the nature of the relationship, but also the
human rights and legal issues arising. It also looks at some of the
permutations in the therapeutic process that can ensue when those
with mental health problems are treated in the context of their
offending behaviour.
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