Crime, mental health and the criminal justice system in Africa : a psycho-criminological perspective /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors:	Chan, Heng Choon, 1981- (Editor), Adjorlolo, Samuel (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Subjects:	Criminal psychology > South Africa. Criminal justice, Administration of > South Africa. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction; Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan and Samuel Adjorlolo
Part One: Theory and Research
Chapter 2: Suicide, Suicidal Ideation, and Behavior among African Youths: A Psycho-social and Criminological Analysis; Richard A. Aborisade
Chapter 3: Situating Suicide Attempt within the Notion of Social Suffering : A New Public Mental Health Approach for Addressing a Psycho-criminological Problem in Ghana; Johnny Andoh Arthur
Chapter 4: A Review of the Violent Nature of Criminal Victimization in South Africa; By: Johan van Graan
Chapter 5: An Exploratory Study of Kidnapping as an Emerging Crime in Nigeria; By: Alaba Oludare
Chapter 6: What is the Problem? Citizens Experiences with the Police and Court in Ghana; Akosua A. Adu-Poku
Chapter 7: Before I could, say Jack, I was in the Grip of the Police : Experiences of Persons who Use Drugs and Their Encounters with the Police in Ghana; Feikoab Parimah, Charlotte O. Kwakye-Nuako, Maria Goretti Ane-Loglo, Mary Eyram Ashinyo, Timothy P. Debrah, & Samuel Hanu
Chapter 8: Evaluating the Predictors of Stress among Police Officers in Nigeria: A Psychosocial Analysis; Oluwagbenga (Michael) Akinlabi
Chapter 9: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment among Prison Officers in Ghana: A Qualitative Exploration;Thomas D. Akoensi
Part Two: Policy and Practice
Chapter 10: An Overview of Serial Murder and its Investigation in South Africa; Gerard N. Labuschagne
Chapter 11: The Constitutional Imperative, Common Law Position and Domestic Legislation in the Context of Mental Health Care in South Africa; Magdalen Swanepoel
Chapter 12: Issues of Competence, Experience, and Psychological Awareness among Police Prosecutors Working on Cases of Child Sexual Abuse in Ghana; Charlotte O. Kwakye-Nuako
Chapter 13: Mental Health of Prison Inmates within the Nigerian Criminal Justice System; Chiedu Eseadi
Chapter 14: Crossing the Social Boundary: Black Female Offenders inside South African Institutions of Incarceration; NP Dastile
Chapter 15: Conclusion; Samuel Adjorlolo and Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan.