Collection of essays concerned with the offender patient. Shows the range of problems and personalities which forensic psychotherapists face when assessing and treating patients, and the legal questions involved in the process. Increasing concern with the treatment and management of offenders with mental health problems has lead to greater interest in understanding why they behave as they do. Examines patients from a variety of backgrounds and with differing crimes, including sexual offenders, fraudsters, murderers, arsonists, addicts and many others.
Collection of essays concerned with the offender patient. Shows the range of problems and personalities which forensic psychotherapists face when assessing and treating patients, and the legal questions involved in the process. Increasing concern with the treatment and management of offenders with mental health problems has lead to greater interest in understanding why they behave as they do. Examines patients from a variety of backgrounds and with differing crimes, including sexual offenders, fraudsters, murderers, arsonists, addicts and many others.
Looks at how people with mental health problems are demonised in the tabloid press. Reports on what is being done to combat this.
Looks at how people with mental health problems are demonised in the tabloid press. Reports on what is being done to combat this.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mentally disordered offenders, public opinion, publicity, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, stereotyped attitudes, attitudes;
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.
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.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mentally disordered offenders, offenders, probation, public inquiries, risk, assessment, community care;
Research study aiming to understand and clarify the nature of implicit theories currently held about offenders with mental health problems. The researchers surveyed a range of agencies, including criminal justice, mental health and social services organisations, as well as lay people. The core of the research rests on the premise that a greater understanding of professional and lay perspectives towards mentally ill offenders will help elucidate conflicting assumptions between agencies which, by their nature, may be disrupting the effective implementation of a number of key criminological and clinical policy initiatives involving the care and management of people with mental health problems. Looks in particular at community based psychiatric programmes, diversion, and the need to strengthen inter-agency cooperation.
Research study aiming to understand and clarify the nature of implicit theories currently held about offenders with mental health problems. The researchers surveyed a range of agencies, including criminal justice, mental health and social services organisations, as well as lay people. The core of the research rests on the premise that a greater understanding of professional and lay perspectives towards mentally ill offenders will help elucidate conflicting assumptions between agencies which, by their nature, may be disrupting the effective implementation of a number of key criminological and clinical policy initiatives involving the care and management of people with mental health problems. Looks in particular at community based psychiatric programmes, diversion, and the need to strengthen inter-agency cooperation.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, interprofessional relations, mental health problems, mentally disordered offenders, multidisciplinary services, social policy, community mental health services, crime, diversion;
This study is a comparison of transfer times for mentally disordered offenders appearing before magistrates' courts served by Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) Pentonville who required admission to psychiatric hospital. The reasons for delays in transfer are investigated and suggestions are made as to how liaison between the different services can improve practice.
This study is a comparison of transfer times for mentally disordered offenders appearing before magistrates' courts served by Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) Pentonville who required admission to psychiatric hospital. The reasons for delays in transfer are investigated and suggestions are made as to how liaison between the different services can improve practice.
Subject terms:
hospitals, interagency cooperation, law courts, mental health problems, mentally disordered offenders, offenders, psychiatry, prisons, admission to care, delayed discharge;
This article examines the prediction of risk and dangerousness and identifies aspects relevant to a risk assessment by mental health professionals, in particular nurses.
This article examines the prediction of risk and dangerousness and identifies aspects relevant to a risk assessment by mental health professionals, in particular nurses.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, mentally disordered offenders, nurses, nursing, risk, risk assessment, violence, vulnerable adults, assessment;
Evidence to the Ashworth Hospital inquiry from staff suggests that nurses lack the basic education to deal with patients with personality disorders. Discusses the findings of the report and asks whether these patients are treatable at all and whether more staff training would lead to genuine therapeutic care.
Evidence to the Ashworth Hospital inquiry from staff suggests that nurses lack the basic education to deal with patients with personality disorders. Discusses the findings of the report and asks whether these patients are treatable at all and whether more staff training would lead to genuine therapeutic care.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mentally disordered offenders, nurses, offenders, personality disorders, public inquiries, secure hospitals, secure units, treatment, therapies, therapy and treatment, training, evaluation;
Describes how the Court of Appeal's refusal to grant Christopher Clunis the right to sue Camden and Islington Health Authority has outraged mental health groups.
Describes how the Court of Appeal's refusal to grant Christopher Clunis the right to sue Camden and Islington Health Authority has outraged mental health groups.
Subject terms:
legal proceedings, local authorities, mental health problems, mental health services, mentally disordered offenders, prevention, rights, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, social services, death;