Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice Responses and Reforms

It has long been known that the pathway through the criminal justice system for those with mental health needs is fraught with difficulty. This interdisciplinary collection explores key issues in mental health, crime and criminal justice, including: offen

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Mental Health, Crime and Criminal Justice Responses and Reforms Edited by

Jane Winstone Principal Lecturer in Criminal Justice, University of Portsmouth, UK K

Introduction, selection and editorial matter © Jane Winstone 2016 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-45386-0 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-137-45387-7 ISBN 978-1-137-45388-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-45388-4 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.

This book is dedicated to my mother in memory of all the years she loved and supported me. And to my family, Jon, Andrew, Lizzy, Beth, Steven and Rosa, who never cease to amaze me with how wonderful they are.

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Contents List of Figures

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List of Tables

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Acknowledgements

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Notes on Contributors

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1 Crime, Exclusion and Mental Health: Current Realities and Future Responses Jane Winstone

1

2 A Broken Outline – Being an Observer in My Own Life: Notes from a Service User Lucy Jo Mathews

21

3 Troublesome Offenders, Undeserving Patients? The Precarious Rights of Mentally Disordered Offenders Rob Canton

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4 Interventions and Outcomes: Accumulating Evidence James McGuire

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5 Desistance in Offenders with Mental Illness Svenja Göbbels, Jo Thakker and Tony Ward

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6 Medicalising ‘Hatred’: Exploring the Sense and Sensitivities of Clas