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...
Main Author: | Verngren, Linda |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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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 |
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