Rehabilitation in forensic psychiatry: Punishment or treatment?

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-84

  Skipworth, Jeremy ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Forensic patient; HCR 20; HoNOS; LSP; Rehabilitation; Risk prediction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEW ZEALAND; OFFENDER; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 23944432940     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940512331309830     Document Type: Article

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