Management of the mentally disordered offender in prisons /

Possibly no area of human endeavour poses a greater ethical challenge to a free society than the safe control of mentally disordered persons who represent a significant social danger. Managing mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) is a major challenge for the clinician because they have multiple prob...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Conacher, Geoffrey Neil, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996.
Temas:
Prisoners > Mental health services > Ontario.
Mentally ill prisoners > Ontario.
Mental health services.
Mental health services > Ontario.
Prisoners.
Mental Health Services
Prisoners
Self-Injurious Behavior > prevention & control
Services de santé mentale > Ontario.
Prisonniers.
Automutilation > Prévention.
Prisonniers > Services de santé mentale > Ontario.
Prisonniers vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale > Ontario.
Services de santé mentale.
prisoners.
MEDICAL > Mental Health.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Health.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Illness.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Mentally ill prisoners.
Prisoners > Mental health services.
Ontario
Ontario.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Assessment
  • 3. Secure Stabilization
  • 4. Preparation for Release
  • 5. Community Supervision
  • 6. Ethical Considerations
  • 7. Predatory Sexual Behaviour in Prisons
  • 8. Self-Mutilation in Prisons
  • 9. Suicide in Prisons
  • 10. The "Inadequate" Offender
  • 11. The Predictably Dangerous Mentally Disordered Offender
  • 12. Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Release of Confidential Information
  • Appendix B.A Multidisciplinary Correctional Assessment of a Convicted Serial Murderer.

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