ACCOUNTABLE OR NOT ACCOUNTABLE? : SOCIAL WORKERS’ VIEWS ON MENTALLY DISORDERED PERSONS’ LEGAL STATUS

The aim of this thesis was to describe how mentally disordered offenders would be affected by reintroducing the accountability requirement within Swedish legislation, based on social workers’ preconceptions. Mental illness creates a number of issues within criminal justice systems. Almost all countr...

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Main Author: Verngren, Linda
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för socialt arbete och psykologi 2013
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-16022