Sentencing offenders with mental disorders, developmental disorders or neurological impairments: what does the new Sentencing Council Guideline mean for psychiatrists?

Taylor, Pamela J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3998-6095, Eastman, Nigel, Latham, Richard and Holloway, Josanne 2021. Sentencing offenders with mental disorders, developmental disorders or neurological impairments: what does the new Sentencing Council Guideline mean for psychiatrists? The British Journal of Psychiatry 218 (6) , pp. 299-301. 10.1192/bjp.2021.21

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

Summary The new Sentencing Council Guideline on sentencing offenders with mental disorders, effective from 1 October 2020, is essential reading for all psychiatrists who give evidence in the criminal courts, revealing something of required judicial thinking, our common ground on public safety concerns but differences in focus on culpability and punishment.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	0007-1250
Last Modified:	08 Jul 2024 14:31
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/169336

Actions (repository staff only)

Edit Item