Will they do it again? : risk assessment and management in criminal justice and psychiatry / Herschel Prins ; foreword by Keith Soothill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prins, Herschel, 1928-2016.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mentally ill offenders.

Criminal behavior, Prediction of.

Psychology, Pathological.

Social psychiatry.

Risk assessment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focus in the media on the risks posed to ordinary people has become increasingly strong in recent years - particularly on those risks popularly perceived to be posed by the mentally ill. But how justified is this concern? How do we best manage so-called dangerous people? In Will They Do It Again? Herschel Prins considers the issue of public protection within a broad context of risk in society generally, examining the concerns arising in contemporary society from dealing with uncertainty. It is argued that public fear over the danger posed by the mentally ill is at odds with the ev

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on case examples; Understanding uncertainty; Legal and administrative aspects; Serious mental disturbance and violence; With the (doubtful) benefit of hindsight; Improving practice; Epilogue; Name index; Subject index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-72110-2

1-134-72111-0

0-203-17187-X

1-280-32845-2

0-203-13500-8

9780203135006

OCLC:

57073755