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The man died
- Author:
- JENKINS Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Prison Service Journal, 124, July 1999, pp.4-6.
- Publisher:
- Her Majesty's Prison Service of England and Wales
Comments on the inquiry into the death of Christopher Edwards, who was killed by Richard Linford in Chelmsford prison.
Hidden danger
- Author:
- LINEHAN Tim
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 21.2.96, 1996, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
As three former psychiatric care patients who were released into the community start prison sentences for having committed acts of violence, examines the dilemma faced by regional mental health services trying to balance patients' rights against public protection.
Discharged from mental hospitals
- Authors:
- BEAN Philip, MOUNSER Patricia
- Publisher:
- MacMillan/MIND
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 196p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines the fate of people discharged from mental hospitals into the community.
Mental disorder and clinical care in people convicted of homicide: national clinical survey
- Authors:
- SHAW Jenny, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 8.5.99, 1999, pp.1240-1244.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
This article estimates the rate of mental disorder in those convicted of homicide and examines the social and clinical characteristics of those with a history of contact with psychiatric services. Concludes that there are substantial rates of mental disorder in people convicted of homicide. Most do not have severe mental illness or a history of contact with mental health services. Inquiry findings suggest that preventing loss of contact with services and improving the clinical management of patients with both mental illness and substance misuse may reduce risk, but clinical trials are needed to examine the effectiveness of such interventions.
Mental health inquiries: implications for probation practice
- Author:
- REITH Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Probation Journal, 44(2), June 1997, pp.66-70.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The number of inquiries into mental health tragedies is increasing rapidly. Within these inquiry reports there are important findings, together with recommendations for improving practice in the delivery of services to mentally disordered offenders in the community. However, the reports are published in an ad hoc and piecemeal way with the consequence that they are often difficult to obtain. The authors provides an overview of recent reports with greatest relevance for probation practice and training.
Mental health and deviance in inner cities
- Editors:
- PARRY-JONES William L.L., QUELOZ Nicolas
- Publisher:
- World Health Organization
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 138p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Geneva
A collection of research papers, case-studies, and reviews by authors from a wide variety of agencies and organisations. Highlights issues for urgent consideration by governments and municipal authorities. Aims to provide starting points for future research and development of programmes for the care of vulnerable people in urban areas. Includes papers on: African cities; migrant acculturation and mental health; mentally ill offenders; and hospital and community psychiatric care in Italian cities.
The mentally disordered offender
- Editors:
- HERBST Katia, GUNN John
- Publishers:
- Butterworth-Heinemann, Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 266p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Provides an interdisciplinary forum on the mentally disordered offender. Aimed at psychiatrists, prison doctors, lawyers, magistrates, prison officers and social workers. Contains sections on the mentally disordered offender in the courts, in prison, in hospital and in the community.
Outcome of psychiatric admission through the courts
- Authors:
- JAMES David, et al
- Publisher:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 130p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This study examined, in detail, what happened to people admitted to psychiatric hospitals through court diversion schemes. It examined what effect the patients had on the receiving hospitals; what health benefit they achieved from admission; whether they remained in care; and whether admission through the courts appeared to have any effect upon readmission and reconviction rates. In particular, the study examined whether those admitted from the courts fared any better or worse than those admitted from the community. Without such a comparison, there would have been no context in which to set the findings in admissions from court, and no framework within which to reach meaningful conclusions.
Care of the mentally disordered offender in the community
- Editor:
- BUCHANAN Alec
- Publisher:
- Oxford Medical
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 333p,bibliogs..
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
The three sections of this book describe: the social, administrative and legal contexts in which care is provided; the clinical aspects; and finally, the interactions between different aspects of psychiatric services and the relationships with other agencies. It also discusses the tension created by the need to serve the diverse goals of improving health and the protection of the public.
An opinion survey of mentally disordered offender service users
- Authors:
- VAUGHAN Phillip J., STEVENSON Susan
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 4(3), August 2002, pp.11-20.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article describes an opinion survey of mentally disordered prisoners which was undertaken to ascertain their views on the responsiveness of mental health and criminal justice services to their perceived needs while in the community. The findings reveal that their illness and offending behaviour were not deemed serious enough to warrant intervention by forensic psychiatric services but their needs were too complex for mainstream community care services. They felt vilified and marginalised by many professional workers and were unlikely to seek help themselves. Psychiatric intervention was therefore usually precipitated by a crisis. Hospital and prison aftercare was not always pursued, leading to deterioration in mental health and/or offending behaviour, followed by future detention.