Report of the Committee on Mentally Abnormal Offenders: Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Secretary of State for Social Services by Command of Her Majesty, October 1975 |
Contents
The Treatment of Psychopaths | 1 |
4 Starting pointpolice action | 6 |
Summary of Conclusions | 12 |
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Aarvold accept admission to hospital after-care service appropriate arrangements assessment behaviour Borstal British Medical Association centres Cmnd committed Committee consent conviction Criminal Crown Court dangerous defendant detained detention difficulties diminished responsibility disability in relation discharge disposal doctor forensic psychiatric services Grendon guardianship order Health Act 1959 Health Review Tribunal Home Office Home Secretary hospital order hostels insanity jury juveniles M'Naghten Rules magistrates medical evidence medical report medical treatment mens rea mental condition Mental Health Act Mental Health Review mental illness mentally disordered offenders National Health Service normal paragraph personality disorder police possible probation and after-care probation officer problems proposals prosecution psychiatric hospitals psychiatric probation order psychiatric treatment psychiatrists psychopathic disorder recognised recommendations release remand to hospital responsible medical officer restricted patients restriction order section 136 section 65 severe subnormality social workers special hospitals special verdict statutory suffering from mental suitable transfer trial