Will they do it again? : risk assessment and management in criminal justice and psychiatry /

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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? He...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Prins, Herschel A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
Subjects:
Mentally ill offenders.
Criminal behavior, Prediction of.
Psychology, Pathological.
Social psychiatry.
Risk assessment.
Criminels vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale.
Psychopathologie.
Psychiatrie sociale.
Évaluation du risque.
risk assessment.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Health.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Illness.
MEDICAL > Mental Health.
Criminal behavior, Prediction of
Mentally ill offenders
Psychology, Pathological
Risk assessment
Social psychiatry
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Understanding uncertainty
  • chapter 2 Legal and administrative aspects
  • chapter 3 Serious mental disturbance and violence
  • chapter 4 With the (doubtful) benefit of hindsight
  • chapter 5 Improving practice
  • chapter 6 Epilogue.

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