"Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison": A human rights perspective on therapeutic jurisprudence and the role of forensic psychologists in correctional settings

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 256-263

  Birgden, Astrid ^a   Perlin, Michael L ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Forensic psychology; Human rights; International human rights law; Therapeutic jurisprudence

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FREEDOM; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORALITY; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGIST; REVIEW; TORTURE; WELLBEING;

EID: 67349093530     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2009.04.002     Document Type: Review

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