Homicide and Severe Mental Disorder: Understanding and Prevention

ISBN-13: 9781032000978 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 206 str.

Michael Farrell

Opis

This book provides a complete picture of how severe mental disorder can be assessed in cases of homicide, and how improved understanding can impact risk reduction and prevention. It brings together a wide range of material including theory, research, demographic data, case examples, enquiry reports, and practical strategies.

Spis treści

1: Prospect; Part 1: Understanding; 2: Understanding SMD, Homicide and Prevention; 3: Understanding Situational Crime Prevention; 4: Demographics and Related Factors; 2: Prevention; 5: Research into Homicide and SMD; 6: Situational Crime Prevention, Homicide and SMD: Cases; 7: Means, Motive, Opportunity, Location; 8: Organizational Constraints on Prevention; 9: Retrospect; 10: Glossary: Homicides by Individuals with SMD

O autorze

Michael Farrell has written extensively for medical, legal, and police publications. He is the author of Psychosis Under Discussion (Routledge) and his textbooks on provision for individuals with mental disorders are translated into Asian, Middle Eastern, and European languages.