Mental health, crime and criminal justice : responses and reforms; ed. by jane winstone

It has long been known that the pathway through the criminal justice system for those with mental health needs is fraught with difficulty. This interdisciplinary collection explores key issues in mental health, crime and criminal justice, including: offenders' rights; intervention designs; desistance; health-informed approaches to offending and the medical needs of offenders; psychological jurisprudence, and; collaborative and multi-agency practice. This volume draws on the knowledge of professionals and academics working in this field internationally, as well as the experience of service users. It offers a solution-focused response to these issues, and promotes both equality and quality of experience for service users. It will be essential reading for practitioners, scholars and students with an interest in forensic mental health and criminal justice. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Crime, Exclusion and Mental Health: Current Realities and Future Responses....Pages 1-20 A Broken Outline — Being an Observer in My Own Life: Notes from a Service User....Pages 21-27 Troublesome Offenders, Undeserving Patients? The Precarious Rights of Mentally Disordered Offenders....Pages 28-47 Interventions and Outcomes: Accumulating Evidence....Pages 48-66 Desistance in Offenders with Mental Illness....Pages 67-90 Medicalising ‘Hatred’: Exploring the Sense and Sensitivities of Classifying the Motivations for Hate Crime as Mental Disorder....Pages 91-108 Mental Health Needs and Neurodevelopmental Disorders amongst Young Offenders: Implications for Policy and Practice....Pages 109-130 ‘It Made My Mind Unwell’: Trauma-Informed Approaches to the Mental Health Needs of Women in the Criminal Justice System....Pages 131-146 Challenging the Cultural Determinants of Dual Diagnosis in the Criminal Justice System....Pages 147-166 The Role of the Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Crown Court Setting: Towards a Best Practice Model....Pages 167-183 The DSPD Programme: What Did It Tell Us about the Future for Managing Dangerous Prisoners with Severe Personality Disorders?....Pages 184-200 Prosecuting the Persecuted: Forgive Them, They Know Not What They Do....Pages 201-217 Successful Strategies for Working with Mentally Disordered Offenders within a Complex Multi-Agency Environment....Pages 218-241 Training to Improve Collaborative Practice: A Key Component of Strategy to Reduce Mental Ill Health in the Offender Population....Pages 242-265 Psychological Jurisprudence: Problems with and Prospects for Mental Health and Justice System Reform....Pages 266-283 Back Matter....Pages 285-301 It has long been known that the pathway through the criminal justice system for those with mental health needs is fraught with difficulty. This interdisciplinary collection explores key issues in mental health, crime and criminal justice, including: offenders' rights; intervention designs; desistance; health-informed approaches to offending and the medical needs of offenders; psychological jurisprudence, and; collaborative and multi-agency practice. This volume draws on the knowledge of professionals and academics working in this field internationally, as well as the experience of service users. It offers a solution-focused response to these issues, and promotes both equality and quality of experience for service users. It is essential reading for practitioners, scholars and students with an interest in forensic mental health and criminal justice "This interdisciplinary collection explores key issues in mental health, crime and criminal justice, including: offenders' rights; intervention designs; desistance; health-informed approaches to offending and the medical needs of offenders; psychological jurisprudence, and; collaborative and multi-agency practice."--Page 4 of cover