The mentally disordered offender /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Halleck, Seymour L. (Author)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Rockville, Maryland : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, National Institute of Mental Health, 1987.
Series:	DHHS publication ; no. (ADM) 86-1471. U.S. federal agency documents, decisions, and appeals.
Subjects:	Mentally ill offenders. Forensic psychiatry. Mentally ill offenders > Rehabilitation. Mentally ill offenders > Government policy > United States. Mentally ill offenders > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Which offenders are mentally disordered?
Societal responses to social deviance
Lack of capacity to proceed in the criminal justice process
Offenders found not guilty by reason of insanity
Special sentencing and treatment for mentally disordered offenders viewed as dangerous
Mental disorder resulting in transfer from prison to security hospital
Practical issues : assessment, disposition, and treatment
Ethical issues
Recommendations for change.