Forensic Mental Health

ISBN-13:	9781843923909
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/01/2008
Series:	Criminal Justice Series
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	749,858
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

This book provides a concise introduction to the increasingly important field of forensic mental health. It aims to set out both the key concepts in forensic mental health as well as the way the discipline operates in the broader context of criminal justice and mental health care systems. It will provide an ideal introduction to the subject for students taking courses in universities and elsewhere, for mental health practitioners in the early stages of their careers, and for professionals from other agencies needing an informed and up-to-date account of forensic mental health.