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Independent inquiry into the care and treatment of Peter Bryan and Richard Loudwell
- Author:
- INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PETER BRYAN AND RICHARD LOUDWELL
- Publisher:
- NHS London
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 438p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In April 2004 in Broadmoor Hospital, Peter Bryan attacked Richard Loudwell, who never recovered died in June 2004. This inquiry investigated the care and treatment of Peter Bryan and Richard Loudwell in Broadmoor Hospital and the circumstances of the fatal assault on Richard Loudwell by Peter Bryan. The report sets out detailed findings covering forensic history, admission, care and treatment, diagnostic assessment, observation, management, security and risk assessment, incident investigation, and hospital management. It also presents recommendations.
Psycho-educational groupwork for detained offender patients: understanding mental illness
- Authors:
- VALLENTINE Victoria, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (The), 21(3), June 2010, pp.393-406.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Psycho-education for patients suffering from psychiatric disorders is seen as a key element in the goal of recovery. The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of a groupwork cognitive behavioural psycho-educational intervention for patients in a high-security hospital. Four 20-session ‘Understanding Mental Illness’ groups, each containing up to 9 participants with a primary diagnosis of mental illness, were run over a period 3 years. The group aims to promote awareness of descriptions of illness and strategies for managing symptoms. Of the 42 patients originally referred, 31 completed the group. The Self-Concept Questionnaire (SCQ) and Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation – Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) were administered pre- and post-group, measures to monitor relapse and behavioural change were also included. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants and their feedback was examined using content analysis. Themes from the interviews indicated that patients reported a number of benefits. Formal measures used as indices of 'change' failed to yield clear improvements in self-reported functioning. However, the majority of patients engaged in further psychological work, which is cautiously interpreted as a trend in the direction of openness to engagement.
Courting favour
- Author:
- GILLEN Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, June 2010, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article describes two projects that have been trying to steer mentally ill offenders away from prison. Since January 2009, two magistrates’ courts (one in Stratford, east London, the other in Brighton, Sussex) have been piloting mental health courts. As part of this programme, a mental health practitioner screens those arriving from police custody and prison, and, where necessary, carries out an assessment. Information from this assessment is taken into account by the magistrate when deciding how to deal with each case. If a person is identified as having mental health problems, community treatment is sought, rather than a custodial sentence. For those that are imprisoned, the assessment arrives with them to ensure their particular needs or risks are identified from the outset. The author concludes that, aside from the compelling moral argument for diverting people with mental health problems away from prison into community services, there are economic benefits too – figures suggest that a custodial sentence costs £13,125 on average, compared to a community order costing £1,500 to £4,000.
Criminal justice, mental health and employment
- Author:
- HAMMOND Judith
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 11(1), February 2007, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article outlines the particular barriers facing offenders with mental health problems trying to get back into employment following release from prison. The article also provides a brief account of the work of First Step Trust, which works with service users in Broadmoor on an employment programme based on small enterprises.
Mental Health Bill (HL): January 2007
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Lords
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 131p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This Bill is to Amend the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in relation to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes.
Joint review: policing and mental health
- Authors:
- METROPOLITAN POLICE AUTHORITY, et al
- Publisher:
- Metropolitan Police Authority
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 97p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) is an independent statutory body responsible for maintaining an effective and efficient police service for London. Its primary tasks include securing continuous improvement in the way policing is provided in London, monitoring the performance of the Metropolitan Police service (MPS) and consulting with the people of London. In July 2004, members agreed that there was a need to consider, in depth, the approach taken by the MPS towards people with mental health support needs who come into contact with the police. In recognition of the complexity of this subject and of the interdependencies with health and social care providers, MPA members also agreed that they should not undertake this review in isolation. they invited key stakeholders to form a project board to undertake the work.
The role of mental illness in homicide-suicide in New Zealand, 1991 – 2000
- Authors:
- MOSKOWITZ Andrew, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (The), 17(3), September 2006, pp.417-430.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Prior studies of homicide-suicide (H-S) have largely glossed over the relevance of mental illness (MI), either ignoring the issue outright or defining H-S cases as intrinsically related to MI or not. While such positions have methodological or theoretical justifications, it was felt that a finer-grained analysis was possible and might prove fruitful. As part of a large population study on homicide and MI in New Zealand, all H-S cases over a 10-year period were identified through a police database and their Coronial Services files reviewed. Thirty-three H-S cases (0.08 per 100,000 prevalence) were identified. Fourteen perpetrators (42.4%) were classified as MI; among these were all five of the female perpetrators and 32% of the male; 20% had not previously been in treatment. Most of the MI perpetrators killed their children and then themselves. In contrast, only a few of the H-S perpetrators who killed a current or former partner were MI. It is concluded that H-S events in New Zealand appear broadly similar to such events in other countries, and that MI plays a significant role in some forms of H-S. However, the relationship between gender, H-S motivation, and mental illness is clearly complex and in need of further study.
Mental illness and the criminal justice system: a handbook for those working in the criminal justice system, mental health professionals and voluntary organisations
- Author:
- TOOK Mike
- Publisher:
- National Schizophrenia Fellowship
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is a handbook for those working in the criminal justice system, mental health professionals and voluntary organisation. It explores issues such as understanding mental illness, contact with the police, diversion from the criminal justice system, contact with the courts and help available for people with mental illness.
Mental health tragedies: investigating beyond human error
- Author:
- MUNRO Eileen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (The), 15(3), September 2004, pp.475-493.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The Department of Health is introducing a mandatory reporting system to replace the statutory inquiries held when a mentally ill person commits homicide, as part of a radical transformation in the way errors and adverse outcomes are investigated and in the types of solutions that will be sought. Inquiries typically investigated whether there was a causally significant error or omission by professionals involved in the perpetrator's care. If human error is identified the inquiry tends to see it as sufficient explanation and the investigation ends. Experience in other fields has found that such limited investigations do not produce effective lessons for preventing future tragedies. It is necessary to regard human error as a symptom not a cause and ask why that person performed that action in those circumstances. In particular, one can examine the systemic factors acting on the professional and consider whether they made a mistake more likely. Shows how radically different this change is and contrasts it with the current inquiry procedure. It is argued that the new approach holds the promise of more effective learning but it requires major developments in research design and a fundamental cultural change in the NHS to a more open organisation where errors or mistakes (the raw data) can be reported without fear of retribution. Obstacles to achieving this are discussed.
Care or custody: mentally disordered offenders in the criminal justice system
- Author:
- LAING Judith M
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 382p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Considers the issues of modern treatment of mentally disordered offenders, the provision of timely therapeutic intervention and diversion from the criminal justice system. Should allow a better understanding of the complex law and policy in this area. Contains sections on: the basic principles; the historical context; diversion under the Mental Health Act 1983 and related provisions; the development of diversion policy for mentally disordered offenders; a process study of diversion in West Yorkshire; and an impact study of diversion in West Yorkshire.