| Description |
1 online resource (287 pages) |
| Series |
International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health |
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International perspectives on forensic mental health.
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| Contents |
Cover; Managing Fear; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Acknowledgements; Part I Introduction and Theories of Risk and Precaution; 1 Introduction; 2 Theories of Risk and Precaution; 3 Risk Assessment Instruments and Techniques; Part II Preventive Detention and Supervision; 4 Laws of Preventive Detention; 5 Supervision, Control, and Community Treatment Orders; 6 Proving Risk in Preventive Detention and Supervision Proceedings; Part III Human Rights and Ethical Issues; 7 Human Rights Issues; 8 The Ethics of Forensic Risk Assessment |
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Part IV Conclusion9 Conclusion; References; Index |
| Summary |
Managing Fear examines the growing use of risk assessment as it relates to preventive detention and supervision schemes for offenders perceived to be at a high risk of re-offending, individuals with severe mental illness, and suspected terrorists. It outlines a number of legislative regimes in common law countries that have broadened 'civil' (as opposed to criminal) powers of detention and supervision. Drawing on the disciplines of criminology and social psychology, it explores how and why such schemes reflect a move towards curtailing liberty before harm results rather than |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136215179 |
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1136215174 |
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