Victimization of mentally ill patients living in the community: Is it a life-style issue?

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 279-290

  Wood, Jane ^a   Edwards, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CRIME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VICTIM;

EID: 25444516793     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532505X40836     Document Type: Review

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