Mental illness in the UK criminal justice system: A police liaison scheme for Mentally Disordered Offenders in Belfast

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-275

  McGilloway, Sinéad ^a   Donnelly, Michael ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dangerousness; Mental disorder; Offenders; Service provision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG ABUSE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; OFFENDER; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 3042573800     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230410001700899     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Bebbington, P., & Nayani, T. (1995). The psychosis screening questionnaire. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 5, 11-19.
2. Birmingham, L. (2001). Diversion from custody. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 7, 198-207.
3. Chung, M. C., Cumella, S., Wensley, J., & Easthope, Y. (1998). A description of a forensic diversion service in one city in the United Kingdom. Medicine, Science and the Law, 38, 242-250.
4. Clifford, P. (1987). The Problems Questionnaire. London: Research and Development for Psychiatry (RDP).
5. Cohen, A., & Eastman, N. (2000). Needs assessment for mentally disordered offenders: measurement of 'ability to benefit' and outcome. British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, 493-498.
6. Crowne, D. P., & Marlowe, D. (1960). A new scale of social desirability independent of psychopathology. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 24, 349-354.
7. Etherington, D. (1996). The police liaison community psychiatric nurse project. Mental Health Review, 1, 21-24.
8. Fallon, P., Bluglass, R., & Edwards, B. (1999). Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Personality Disorder Unit, Ashwonh Special Hospital, Cm.4195. London: HMSO.
9. Goldberg, D. (1978). Manual of the general health questionnaire. Windsor: NFER-Nelson.
10. Holloway, J., & Shaw, J. (1993). Providing a forensic psychiatry service to magistrate's court: A follow-up study. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 4, 575-581.
11. James, D. (1999). Court Diversion at 10 years: can it work, does it work and has it a future? Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 10, 507-524.
12. James, D. (2000). Police station diversion schemes: role and efficacy in central London. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 11, 532-555.
13. Lyall, I., Holland, A. J., Collins, S., & Styles, P. (1995). Incidence of persons with a learning disability detained in police custody: a needs assessment for service development. Medicine Science and the Law, 35, 61-71.
14. Mental Health Foundation (1997). Commissioning services for offenders with mental health problems. London: Mental Health Foundation.
15. Overall, J. E., & Gorham, D. R. (1962). The brief psychiatric rating scale. Psychological Reports, 10, 799-812.
16. Reed, J. (1992). Review of health and social services for mentally disordered offenders and others requiring similar services. London: HMSO.
17. Rice, M. E., & Harris, G. T. (1997). The treatment of mentally disordered offenders. Psychology, Public Policy and the Law, 3, 126-183.
18. Riordan, S., Wix, S., & Kenny-Herbert, J. (2000). Diversion at the point of arrest: mentally disordered people and contact with the police. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 11, 683-690.
19. Saunders, J. B., Aasland, O. G., Babor, T. F., De La Fuente, J., & Grant, M. (1993). Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): WHO collaborative project on early detection of persons with harmful alcohol consumption. Addiction, 88, 791-804.
20. Skinner, H. A. (1982). The Drug Abuse Screening Test. Addictive Behaviours, 7, 363-371.
21. Straite, C. (1995). Diversion from custody for mentally disordered offenders. Prison Service Journal, September.
22. Swanson, J. W., Holzer, C. E., Ganju, V. K., & Jono, R. T. (1990). Violence and psychiatric disorder in the community: evidence from epidemiologic catchment area surveys. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 41, 761-770.
23. Whooley, M. A., Avins, A. L., Miranda, J., & Browner, W. S. (1997). Case-finding instruments for depression. Two questions are as good as many. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 12, 439-445.