Arson (fire-raising)
Arson (fire-raising) Herschel Prins How great a matter a little fire kindleth! New Testament, authorised version (Letter of James, 3:5) The title of this chapter merits brief comment. Why is…
PSYCHIATRY
Child molesters and other sex offenders
Child molesters and other sex offenders Stephen Hucker Introduction In most Western societies sexual offenders are more reviled than almost any other type of offender. On both sides of the…
Juvenile delinquency and serious antisocial behaviour
Juvenile delinquency and serious antisocial behaviour Susan Bailey Introduction Juvenile crime and delinquency represent a significant social and public health concern. Both rates of mental disorders and offending are high…
Fraud, deception, and thieves
Fraud, deception, and thieves David V. James Introduction Dishonesty and deception are mundane and ubiquitous elements of human behaviour. Various forms are also categorized as criminal offences in the codes…
Homicide offenders including mass murder and infanticide
Homicide offenders including mass murder and infanticide Nicola Swinson Jennifer Shaw There is a widespread public perception of the mentally ill as violent.(1,2) Until the early 1980s there was a…
Mental disorders among offenders in correctional settings
Mental disorders among offenders in correctional settings James R. P. Ogloff Incontrovertible evidence now exists to show that the prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners far exceeds that found in…
Cognitive disorders, epilepsy, ADHD, and offending
Cognitive disorders, epilepsy, ADHD, and offending Norbert Nedopil ‘Cognitive disorders’ is a broad and heterogeneous diagnostic category, which includes different disorders, each with a distinct aetiology. They affect individuals in…
Offending, substance misuse, and mental disorder
Offending, substance misuse, and mental disorder Andrew Johns This chapter deals with the relationship between offending, substance misuse, and mental disorder, and also describes approaches to clinical and medico-legal assessment….
Associations between psychiatric disorder and offending
Associations between psychiatric disorder and offending Lindsay Thomson Rajan Darjee Introduction The associations between psychiatric disorder and offending are complex. There has been a great deal of research into certain…
Psychosocial causes of offending
Psychosocial causes of offending David P. Farrington Introduction Scope of this chapter Offending is part of a larger syndrome of antisocial behaviour that arises in childhood and tends to persist…
