Criminality and Violence among the Mentally Disordered
The Stockholm Metropolitan Project
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Part of Cambridge Studies in Criminology
- Authors:
- Sheilagh Hodgins, Université de Montréal
- Carl-Gunnar Janson, Stockholms Universitet
- Date Published: May 2009
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521111355
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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.
Read more- Based on longitudinal study of over 15,000 persons from prenatal development to age 30
- Attempts to understand the etiology of crime and violence amongst the mentally disordered
- Examines different types of offenders in terms of mental disorders and development
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'This book is very important for forensic mental health care professionals and researchers. The authors present a unique set of prospective and retrospective Swedish data on the relationship between mental disorder and crime. … I highly recommend this book to all forensic mental health professionals and researchers in the field. Not only are the findings from the research presented important and unique; the authors also teach us much about research methodology, and its limitations, that lead the way for future research in this field.' Behaviour Research and Therapy
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- Date Published: May 2009
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521111355
- length: 244 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 14 mm
- weight: 0.36kg
- contains: 3 b/w illus. 31 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Research on the criminality and violence of the mentally ill
2. The longitudinal approach
3. Swedish society and Stockholm: the cohort and its context
4. Criminality
5. Explanations of the criminality of the mentally ill
6. Early and late starters
7. Conclusion.
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