THE DELINQUENT AND THE INSANE: RIGHT AND ADEQUACY OF TREATMENT

THE DELINQUENT AND THE INSANE: RIGHT AND ADEQUACY OF TREATMENT

Recent court decisions have opened the question of whether the rights of offenders are being transgressed when they are involuntarily committed to mental institutions. The question is part of the fundamental moral issue of how to balance society's right to protection against the individual'...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1970-04, Vol.40 (3), p.388-396
1. Verfasser: Malmquist, Carl P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Criminal Behavior
Forensic Psychiatry
Freedom
Human
Human Rights
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency
Legal Decisions
Legislation as Topic
Mental Disorders - therapy
Mentally Ill Offenders
Treatment
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Recent court decisions have opened the question of whether the rights of offenders are being transgressed when they are involuntarily committed to mental institutions. The question is part of the fundamental moral issue of how to balance society's right to protection against the individual's right to freedom. The mental health professions are directly involved in the issue through the question of "adequacy of treatment."
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1970.tb00696.x