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Adult adjustment problems of separated children: a longitudinal study from birth to the age of 23 years
- Authors:
- BERMAN L.R., WANGBY M.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 2(1), January 1993, pp.10-16.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
The study investigated the risk of adult criminality, alcohol abuse and mental health problems (between 18 and 23 years of age) that were associated with a) the number of separations to which a child had been subjected, b) age at separation and c) the sex of the child. Data were used from a Swedish longitudinal study of a large representative sample.
Diverting tactics
- Author:
- HILLIS Gina
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 12.1.93, 1993, pp.24-27.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes how nurses from a regional secure unit in the West Midlands are working with other agencies to divert mentally disordered offenders away from the criminal justice system into appropriate health care.
Diversion from Custody. II: Effect on hospital and prison resources
- Authors:
- JOSEPH Philip L.A., POTTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 162, March 1993, pp.330-334.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
A scheme offering psychiatric assessment in two inner-London magistrates' courts generated extra hospital admissions and a reduction in remand to prisons.
Diversion from custody. I: Psychiatric assessment at the magistrates' court
- Authors:
- JOSEPH Philip L.A., POTTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 162, March 1993, pp.325-330.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on a project in two inner-London magistrates' courts which offered psychiatric assessment based at the courts, in order to prevent such assessment being dependent upon remand into custody.
Criminal Justice Act 1991: mentally disordered offenders
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Circular concerning the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 for dealing with people suffering from a mental disorder and concerned in particular with the changes affecting the courts and those who work with this user group who may appear in court proceedings.
Pathways to the management of mentally ill offenders in the criminal justice system
- Authors:
- MANNA Adelmo, KUROSAWA Ryosuke, HAMAI Koichi
- Publisher:
- United Nations. Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 272p.
- Place of publication:
- Rome
Reviews experiences from a wide range of countries in dealing with people with mental health problems within the criminal justice system.
The mentally disordered offender in an era of community care: new directions in provision; proceedings of the 20th Cropwood conference 10-12 January 1990
- Editors:
- WATSON William, GROUNDS Adrian
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 250p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
Contains conference papers on: future patterns of psychiatric services; future directions for mental health law; mentally ill offenders in the era of community care; new directions for service provision; black and minority ethnic people, mental health and criminal justice; the view from the probation service; the view from the prison medical service; diversion and discontinuance; the private sector; case management; and the view from the Department of Health.
Forensic social work: legal aspects of professional practice
- Authors:
- BARKER Robert L., BRANSON Douglas M
- Publisher:
- Howarth
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 149p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Handbook on a new professional speciality in the United States - forensic social work. It includes such activities as providing expert testimony in court, investigating cases of possible criminal conduct, and assisting the legal system with cases involving child custody, divorce, non-support and delinquency etc. Includes chapters on: forensic social work in a litigious society; presenting expert testimony; malpractice and how to avoid it; using written contracts with clients; legal and professional credentials; and preparing for litigation.
Is social work effective: research findings from the Social Work Research Centre, University of Stirling
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING. Social Work Research Centre
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Social Work Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 86p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
Brings together research done at the centre over the last 8 years into the effectiveness of social work. This was centred around 4 themes: the effectiveness of community care; social work and criminal justice; the effectiveness of different organisational contexts in social work; and prevention.