Product Description

Bringing together several perpectives from a number of distinguished academic lawyers, criminologists, psychologists and psychiatrists, this book addresses the important issues which lie at the forefront of decision making and policy in criminal justice and health care.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #196153 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-30
• Released on: 2001-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 210 pages

From the Back Cover

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 management as well as the recent government proposals to reform mental health law and detain dangerous and severely personality disordered individuals. It provides a theoretical overview for academics and students in the fields of medical law, mental health law, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, criminology and psychiatry. In addition, the book's highly topical and pragmatic approach will appeal to numerous professionals and practitioners

About the Author
Edited by Nicola S Gray, MSc, BSc, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Cardiff University and Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist at the South Wales Forensic Psychiatric Service at Caswell Clinic, Judith M Laing, LLB, PhD, Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University, and Lesley Noaks, MSc (Econ), BSc (Econ), PhD, Lecturer in Criminology and Social Work, Cardiff University.