| Description |
1 online resource (267 pages) |
| Contents |
Section 1. Risk assessment in mental health and professional responsibility -- section 2. Risk management and the law : balancing individual rights and public protection -- section 3. Risk in social contexts |
| Summary |
Criminal Justice, Mental Health and the Politics of Risk addresses the important issues which lie at the forefront of decision making and policy in criminal justice and health care. The book brings together several perpectives from a number of distinguished academic lawyers, criminologists, psychologists and psychiatrists. It is multi-disciplinary in its approach and is jointly edited by a lawyer, a criminologist and a psychologist - all of whom have expertise and experience in this field. The book is written in the light of the current emphasis on risk assessment and managem |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-254) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Offenders with mental disabilities.
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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Criminal justice, Administration of
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Offenders with mental disabilities
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Laing, Judith M
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Noaks, Lesley
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| ISBN |
1843144093 |
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9781843144090 |
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1843144093 |
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9781135339593 |
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1135339597 |
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