PSYCHIATRIC ASPECTS OF VIOLENCE AND VIOLENT OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 31012
• Journal: FORENSIC SCIENCE Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Dated: (JUNE 1975) Pages: 219-227
• Author(s): J GUNN
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Elsevier Sequoia Sa
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: Switzerland
• Note: PAPER PRESENTED AT AN INTER-DISCIPLINARY INAUGURAL SYMPOSIUM ON VIOLENCE HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (ENGLAND), MARCH 28TH AND 29TH, 1974

Annotation

PHYSIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT CAN CAUSE VIOLENT BEHAVIOR ARE IDENTIFIED AND DISCUSSED.

Abstract

A SUGGESTION FOR A SYSTEM OF SPECIALIZED PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS THROUGHOUT GREAT BRITAIN TO SUPPLEMENT THE PRISON MEDICAL SERVICE IS ADVANCED.