Homicide and care in the community

Tidmarsh, David

doi:10.1080/09585189508409871

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“…Some of the most important information in the literature in this area arises from commissioned inquiries and subsequent reports on particular incidents in the community. The Report of the Inquiry into the Care and Treatment of Christopher Clunis (Ritchie et al 1994) uncovered a history of unexplored repetitive violence but it also identified the fragmentation of mental health services in London (Tidmarsh 1995). The final report indicated that mental health services had failed to provide an adequate 'safety net' for this patient (Ritchie et al 1994, Ford et al 1995.…”

Section: Care In the Community: Protecting The Public?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These reports presented data on what is, numerically, a small number of homicides involving an individual known to be suffering from a mental health problem (Tidmarsh 1995), but the implications for all those involved in the provision of community care are intense. In identifying the influential factors behind incidents of homicide, these reports place emphasis on community care policy and mental health legislation (Blom-Cooper et al 1995) and also on the mental health services working to implement such policies.…”

Section: Care In the Community: Protecting The Public?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mental health nurses are confronted with the complexity of helping the patient, maintaining their civil rights, liberties and autonomy, but also with the need to maintain public safety. The latter is governed, to a large extent, by the concept of social control (Tidmarsh 1995) including the Mental Health Act 1983, Supervised Discharge, the Care Programme Approach and Supervision Registers (NHS Management Executive 1994, Ford et al 1995. Such policy developments have had a significant impact on mental health nursing practice.…”

Section: Care In the Community: Protecting The Public?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mental illness and criminal behaviour: a literature review

Anderson

1997

Psychiatric Ment Health Nurs

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The purpose of this paper is to review the current literature in relation to mental illness and criminal behaviour. The material presented for discussion was selected from forensic and general psychiatric literature. However, a number of important publications, policy documents and independent reports were used to explore the debate surrounding this subject. Contemporary studies of prison populations in the UK and abroad illustrated the difficulty in relating mental illness to crime. Papers presenting research in the UK revealed important implications for mental health policy and the way in which the penal system deals with mentally disordered offenders. The literature reviewed provided arguments for and against an association between mental illness and criminal behaviour. Methodological problems associated with criminological and psychiatric research were addressed in relation to the exploration of whether people suffering from a mental illness are more dangerous or violent than other people. Research papers focusing on public reaction to mentally ill people living in the community provided important considerations when addressing mental illness and criminal behaviour in the context of care in the community policy. This paper will be of interest to a broad range of mental health professionals, particularly those working with individuals who have a history of mental illness and violent behaviour, or mental health professionals working with mentally disordered offenders.

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Section: Care In the Community: Protecting The Public?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Care In the Community: Protecting The Public?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Care In the Community: Protecting The Public?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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