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Offenders, Deviants or Patients? An Introduction to Clinical Criminology

Examines the relationship between mental abnormality and criminal behaviour, the ways this is used or misused in the courts and the treatment available. Thoroughly updated and unique in its multidisciplinary approach.

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  • "Aimed specifically at understanding the social context of the serious criminal offender who is deemed to be mentally abnormal, this third edition takes into account major changes in the law, attitudes, research findings and procedures."
  • "Examines the relationship between mental abnormality and criminal behaviour, the ways this is used or misused in the courts and the treatment available. Thoroughly updated and unique in its multidisciplinary approach."@en
  • "Aimed specifically at understanding the social context of the serious criminal offender who is deemed to be mentally abnormal, this third edition takes into account major changes in the law, attitudes, research findings and procedures."@en
  • "This third edition of <EM>Offenders, Deviants or Patients?</EM> is aimed specifically at understanding the social context of the serious criminal offender who is deemed to be mentally abnormal. Using up-to-date case examples, Herschel Prins examines the relationship between abnormality and criminal behaviour, the extent to which this relationship is used or misused in the criminal courts, and the various facilities that are currently available for the management/incarceration of offenders/patients. <EM>Offenders, Deviants or Patients?</EM> will be invaluable to all those who come into contact with serious offenders, as well as those studying crime or criminal behaviour."
  • "Aimed specifically at understanding the social context of the serious criminal offender who is deemed to be mentally abnormal, this edition of "Offenders, Deviants or Patients?" takes into account the many changes in legal practice, methods of treatment and attitudes since the first edition was published in 1981. Herschel Prins examines the relationship between mental abnormality and criminal behaviour, the extent to which this relationship is used (or misused) in the criminal courts and the various facilities that are currently available for treatment. With its multidisciplinary approach "Offenders, Deviants or Patients?" should be valuable to all those who come into contact with serious offenders including psychiatrists and psychologists, social workers and probation officers, penal staff at all levels, lawyers and magistrates and the police."@en
  • "The third edition of Offenders, Deviants or Patients? presents a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the social context of the serious criminal offender who is deemed to be mentally abnormal."
  • "The third edition of Offenders, Deviants or Patients? presents a unique, multidisciplinary approach to understanding the social context of the serious criminal offender who is deemed to be mentally abnormal."@en
  • "The third edition of <EM>Offenders, Deviants or Patients?</EM> presents a unique, multidisciplinary approach to understanding the social context of the serious criminal offender who is deemed to be mentally abnormal."
  • "Presents a practical approach to understanding both the social context and treatment of mentally disordered offenders. This book addresses issues such as sex offending and homicide and shows changes in law, policy and practice."@en

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  • "Offenders, Deviants or Patients? An Introduction to Clinical Criminology"@en
  • "Offenders, deviants or patients? : an introduction to clinical criminology"
  • "Offenders, deviants or patients ? : an introduction to the study of socio-forensic problems"
  • "Offenders, Deviants Or Patients?: Explorations In Clinical Criminology"
  • "Offenders, deviants or patients? : an introduction to the study of socio-forensic problems"
  • "Offenders, deviants, or patients? an introduction to the study of socio-forensic problems"@en
  • "Offenders, Deviants or Patients?"
  • "Offenders, Deviants or Patients?"@en
  • "Offenders, Deviants or Patients? : An Introduction to the Study of Socio-Forensic Problems"
  • "Offenders, Deviants or Patients? Explorations in Clinical Criminology"@en
  • "Offenders, deviants, or patients? : an introduction to the study of socio-forensic problems"
  • "Offenders, deviants, or patients?"
  • "Offenders, deviants, or patients? : explorations in clinical criminology"
  • "Offenders, deviants or patients : an introduction to the study of socio-forensic problems"
  • "Offenders, deviants, or patients? explorations in clinical criminology"@en
  • "Offenders, deviants, or patients? explorations in clinical criminology"
  • "Offenders, deviants or patients?"
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