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This book looks at what happened when the government of Victoria, Australia enacted special legislation to detain one person with a severe antisocial personality disorder on the grounds of his presumed dangerousness, despite the fact that he did not fit within the ordinary criteria of mental illness or criminality. more »
2002, Paperback: £34.99/ $55.00Keywords: forensic psychiatry, law, mental illness, social policy
Violent crimes committed by the mentally disordered attract academic and public attention. They raise issues of moral responsibility and public protection. This study systematically analyses the principles underlying those legal and medical devices which enable the courts to make special arrangements for the mentally disordered. more »
2000, Paperback: £29.99/ $49.95Keywords: forensic psychiatry, law, mental health, offenders, psychiatry, psychology
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