The social construction of evil in a forensic setting

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 300-308

  Richman, Joel ^a   Mercer, Dave ^b   Mason, Tom ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnomethodology; Evil; Psychopathy; Special Hospital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EGO; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MORALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0033400991     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189908403683     Document Type: Article

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