1. The controversial relationship between mental health and offending -- 2. Key perspectives surrounding mental health and offending -- 3. Exploring the politics of care, coercion and control -- 4. Mental health, offending and the police -- 5. Mental health, offending and the courts -- 6. Mental health, offending and secure detention -- 7. Mental health, offending and the community -- 8. Care, coercion and control: Exploring the key themes raised by mental health and offending.
Summary:
"This book explores the controversial relationship between mental health and offending and looks at the ways in which offenders with mental health problems are cared for, coerced and controlled by the criminal justice and mental health systems. It provides a much-needed criminological approach to the field of forensic mental health"--Provided by publisher.
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