Criminality and Violence among the Mentally Disordered: The Stockholm Metropolitan Project (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)

In recent years it has become apparent that mentally ill people are at increased risk of committing crimes of violence. Most writing and research about crime and mental disorder has focused necessarily on the immediate problems which confront clinicians and law makers - assessing and managing the future risk of violence. In this important new book the authors attempt to step back from these immediate preoccupations and describe the criminality of the mentally ill and try to identify the complex chain of factors which cause it. As part of their analysis they examine a unique cohort composed of 15,117 persons born in Stockholm who were studied from pregnancy to the age of thirty. While they conclude that we still do not understand exactly how and why persons with major mental disorders commit crimes, their findings make a valuable contribution to ongoing debates on mental health and criminal justice policy and practice. In recent years there has been a significant increase in crime among persons suffering from major mental disorders. The authors attempt to describe the criminality of the mentally ill and to identify the complex chain of factors which cause it. As part of their analysis they examine a unique group of 15,117 persons born in Stockholm who were studied from prenatal development to the age of thirty. Their findings make a valuable contribution to ongoing debates on mental health and criminal justice policy and practice. "Travel with assurance through the roughest work/life passages when you recognize the "choice points" -- those moments when you find yourself poised on the brink of change -- along the way. With the support of coach and trainer Sydney Rice, you'll develop a personal navigation kit to guide you on your journey. For anyone seeking a life that's integrated, focused, purposeful, and authentic, Choice Points offers insights, stories, and exercises to jump-start the reinvention process. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET Research On The Criminality And Violence Of The Mentally Ill -- The Longitudinal Approach -- Swedish Society And Stockholm: The Cohort And Its Context -- Criminality -- Explanations Of The Criminality Of The Mentally Ill -- Early And Late-starters. Sheilagh Hodgins, Carl-gunnar Janson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 199-221) And Index. In recent years there has been a significant increase in crime amongst persons suffering from major mental disorders. In this important new book the authors attempt to describe the criminality of the mentally ill and to identify the complex chain of factors which cause it. Scientists contribute to resolving the social problem of crime committed by mentally disordered persons in two very different ways.