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Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice: Responses and Reforms
Jane Winstone (Ed.)
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Description for Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice: Responses and Reforms
Paperback. This book offers a solution-focused response to the debates around youth and adult mentally disordered offenders. It draws on the knowledge and experience of academics and professionals who constructively explore ways to integrate research evidence and practitioner knowledge into current and future initiatives. Editor(s): Winstone, Jane. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFH; JKVQ; LNFB; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
It has long been known that the pathway through the criminal justice system for those with mental health needs is fraught with difficulty. This interdisciplinary collection explores key issues in mental health, crime and criminal justice, including: offenders' rights; intervention designs; desistance; health-informed approaches to offending and the medical needs of offenders; psychological jurisprudence, and; collaborative and multi-agency practice.
This volume draws on the knowledge of professionals and academics working in this field internationally, as well as the experience of service users. It offers a solution-focused response to these issues, and promotes both equality and quality of experience for service ... Read more
It has long been known that the pathway through the criminal justice system for those with mental health needs is fraught with difficulty. This interdisciplinary collection explores key issues in mental health, crime and criminal justice, including: offenders' rights; intervention designs; desistance; health-informed approaches to offending and the medical needs of offenders; psychological jurisprudence, and; collaborative and multi-agency practice.
This volume draws on the knowledge of professionals and academics working in this field internationally, as well as the experience of service users. It offers a solution-focused response to these issues, and promotes both equality and quality of experience for service ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
301
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137453877
SKU
V9781137453877
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Ref
99-15
About Jane Winstone (Ed.)
Bruce Arrigo, University of North Carolina, USA Heather Y. Bersot, University of North Carolina, USA Rob Canton, De Montfort University, USA Prathiba Chitsabesan, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, UK Charles de Lacy, Central Criminal Court, UK Svenja Göbbels, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Melbourne, Australia Taffy Gatawa, Royal Surrey County Hospital, UK Anita Green, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK ... Read more
Reviews for Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice: Responses and Reforms
“Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice (Winstone, 2016) is a refreshingly candid look at the challenges related to persons with mental illness(es). … this book is exceptionally well-edited; topics and voices cohere especially well for an edited volume. … the book remains accessible to a wider audience, with descriptions of some seemingly unfamiliar ideas. Additionally, the book, while coming out ... Read more