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 considerable public pressure to develop effective
theory and practice for diagnosing and treating this patient
group.A Sociology of the Mentally Disordered Offender provides a
concise, and most importantly, accessible guide to the main
theoretical issues from a sociological perspective as a
counterbalance to the predominant medical model. Having established
a theoretical framework through the exploration of topics such as
the relationship between crime and mental disorder the authors look
at the processes by which offenders are referred either to criminal
justice or the mental health service system, their subsequent
treatment and management, and the problem of re-offending. A final
chapter looks at ways in which care and management of these
patients may be effectively developed in the future.
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