NCJ Number
175956
Editor(s)
J Peay
Date Published
1998
Length
579 pages
Annotation
The link between mental disorders and crime is the focus of this volume, one in a series dealing with criminological schools and theories and with approaches to particular areas of crime, criminal justice, and penology.
Abstract
The first part of the volume examines the nature of the relationship between mental disorders and offending, while the second part addresses some of the conceptual and methodological problems that impede a full understanding of the issues. The third part looks at the way in which the criminal justice process deals with mentally disordered persons, from early involvement with the police, assorted diversion schemes and special defenses, and sentencing, and considers the extent of mental disorders among incarcerated populations. The fourth part examines ethical and moral problems that arise when psychiatrists are involved in the criminal justice process. The final part deals with dangerously mentally ill offenders. References, notes, footnotes, tables, and figures