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UNINA9910791928803321 |
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Autore |
Boyd-Caine Tessa |
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Titolo |
Protecting the public? : detention and release of mentally disordered offenders / / Tessa Boyd-Caine |
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Cullompton, Devon, U.K. ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Willan Pub., , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-84238-1 |
1-84392-527-3 |
1-283-52040-0 |
9786613832856 |
1-136-84239-X |
0-203-83331-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 201 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Administrative discretion |
Offenders with mental disabilities - Legal status, laws, etc |
Offenders with mental disabilities - Rehabilitation - Government policy |
Criminal justice, Administration of |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First issued in paperback 2012. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Executive Discretion and the Rule of Law 2. Care and Control 3. The Operation of Executive Discretion 4. Relationships in the System of Executive Discretion 5. Constructing 'the public' 6. Human Rights and the Restricted Patient System 7. Patient Rights and Public Protection |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This text explores the tension between the rights of individuals detained under criminal and mental health law and the responsibility for public protection in the little-known world of executive discretion over mentally disordered offenders. |
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