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Care or custody? : mentally disordered offenders in the criminal justice system / Judith M. Laing.
LIBRA KD7897 .L35 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laing, Judith M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Insanity (Law)--Great Britain--Jurisprudence.
- Insanity (Law).
- Mentally ill--Commitment and detention.
- Offenders with mental disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Offenders with mental disabilities.
- Great Britain.
- Jurisprudence.
- Offenders with mental disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc--Great Britain.
- Insane--Commitment and detention--Great Britain.
- Insane.
- Mentally ill prisoners--Great Britain.
- Criminals--Mental health--Great Britain.
- Local Subjects:
- Mentally ill prisoners--Great Britain.
- Criminals--Mental health--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 362 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- This book is a comprehensive account of how mentally disordered offenders are treated when they come into contact with the criminal justice system. It traces the historical developments and analyzes the existing mental health and criminal provisions. It includes a theoretical overview of the law and an analysis of some of the theoretical issues surrounding the treatment and detention of mentally disordered offenders.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0198268181
- OCLC:
- 41420745
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