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Book SynopsisOpening with a discussion of the conceptual issues that relate mental disorder to criminal behaviour, this study covers law provisions, including the legal classification for the mentally disordered offender, clinical assessment and intervention, and the clinical programmes available.
Table of ContentsThe Mentally Disordered Offender: A Clinical Approach (C. Hollin K. Howells).
LAW AND SERVICE PROVISION.
The Social and Legal Framework (E. Baker).
Service Provision and Facilities for the Mentally Disordered Offender (H. Prins).
CLINICAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE.
Mental Illness, Neurological and Organic Disorder, and Criminal Behavior (C. Sellars, et al.).
Clinical Programs for Mentally Ill Offenders (C. Webster, et al.).
Crime and Mental Retardation: A Review (K. Day).
The Treatment of People with Learning Disabilities Who Offend (C. Cullen).
Psychopathy and Crime: A Review (R. Hare, et al.).
Clinical Programs with Psychopaths (R. Blackburn).
OVERVIEW AND PROGNOSIS.
A Clinical Approach to the Mentally Disordered Offender: An Overview and Some Major Issues (S. Shah).
A Clinical Approach to the Mentally Disordered Offender: Prognosis (C. Hollin K. Howells).
Indexes.
