Assault behaviour in acute psychiatric wards and its relationship to violence in the community: a comparison of two health districts

Evidence suggests that the level of violence in psychiatric institutions reflects that of society at large. This study investigates this by comparing the psychiatric hospital assault rates and the violent crime rates of two District Health Authorities. The differences between the two districts on ea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medicine, science, and the law science, and the law, 1993-10, Vol.33 (4), p.300-304
Hauptverfasser:	Walker, W D, Caplan, R P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Crime - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Male Middle Aged Psychiatric Department, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Social Problems United Kingdom Violence - statistics & numerical data
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