Fitness to plead: Implications from case-law arising from the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 52-62

  Gray, Nicola S ^a,b   O'Connor, Chris ^c   Williams, Tegwyn ^b   Short, Jackie ^d   MacCulloch, Malcolm ^b,e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Glanrhyd Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^d Llanarth Court Psychiatric Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case law; Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994; Fitness to plead; Right to silence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; JUSTICE; LAW SUIT; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; POLICE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035037629     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585180121865     Document Type: Article

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