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Record Nr.

UNINA9910643403703321

Titolo

The mentally abnormal offender [[electronic resource] ] : a Ciba Foundation symposium / / edited by A.V.S. de Reuck and Ruth Porter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : J. & A. Churchill Ltd., 1968

ISBN

1-280-59199-4

9786613621825

0-470-71964-8

0-470-71724-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Novartis Foundation Symposia ; ; v.984

Altri autori (Persone)

De ReuckAnthony V. S

PorterRuth

Disciplina

364.2/4

364.24

Soggetti

Dangerously mentally ill

Violent offenders

Mentally ill offenders

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"With 2 illustrations"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE MENTALLY ABNORMAL OFFENDER; Contents; Chairman's opening remarks; Will this man be dangerous?*; Schizophrenia and delinquency: the inadequacy of our conceptual framework; Discussion; Cerebral disease and mental disorders of old age as causes of antisocial behaviour; Discussion; Affective disorders: cyclophrenia and murder; Discussion; Delinquent and disturbed behaviour within the field of mental deficiency; Discussion; The moral responsibility for Welsh psychopaths; Discussion; Threshold of tolerance in various population groups illustrated by results from Danish criminological twin study

DiscussionCustody and release of dangerous offenders; Discussion; The conventional mental hospital and the English penal system; Discussion; Psychopathic and neurotic offenders in mental hospitals; Discussion; Aftercare for mentally abnormal offenders in the Netherlands; Discussion; General discussion; The detention unit for abnormal criminals, Herstedvester; The indeterminate sentence; The penal and mental health systems: mentally normal and abnormal



offenders; The psychiatrist's responsibility to the community; Criteria for the assessment of dangerousness

The mentally disordered offender and the criminal lawThe concept of mental abnormality in the administration of justice outside the courtroom; Discussion; Hospital Orders; Discussion; Final discussion Psychiatric and legal approaches in the treatment of delinquents; Chairman's closing remarks; Author Index; Subject Index