The management of mentally impaired offenders within the South Australian criminal justice system

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-31

  Burvill, Michael ^a   Dusmohamed, Sue ^b   Hunter, Nichole ^a   McRostie, Helen ^a  

^a Magistrates Court Diversion Program ^*

^b Adelaide Magistrates Court   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MONITORING; OFFENDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PILOT STUDY; RECOGNITION; REVIEW;

EID: 0037237895     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2527(02)00201-7     Document Type: Article

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