Caring for Mentally Disordered Offenders

This work explains and discusses aspects of the care of the mentally-disordered offender and places them in the context of current practices. It examines the the various attitudes toward the patient - the professional attitude, the public/media attitude and the attitude of non-mental health nurses.

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This work explains and discusses aspects of the care of the mentally disordered offender and places them in the context of current practices. It examines the various attitudes toward the patient - the professional attitude, the public/media attitude and the attitude of non-mental health nurses. It discusses contentious issues such as physical and psychological control, the moral dilemma of both carer and gaoler and the multitude of ethical issues specific to the patient in hospital under a judicial order. The book also examines the issues of risk assessment and looks at the "danger", both to himself and to others, presented by the offender.