Offenders, Deviants or Patients? [Paperback]

Herschel Prins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 27, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0415102219 | ISBN-13: 978-0415102216 | Edition: 2

How responsible are mentally disordered offenders for their crimes? Aimed specifically at understanding the social context of the serious criminal offender who is deemed to be mentally abnormal, this new edition of Offenders, Deviants or Patients? takes into account the many changes in legal practice, methods of treatment and attitudes since the first edition was published in 1980. Herschel Prins examines the relationship between mental abnormality and criminal behaviour, the extent to which this relationship is used (or misused) in the criminal courts and the various facilities that are currently available for treatment.
Unique in its multidisciplinary approach Offenders, Deviants or Patients? will be invaluable to all those who come into contact with serious offenders.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (April 27, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415102219
• ISBN-13: 978-0415102216
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,909,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Soliman Abdel-Hady Soliman (S. A. Soliman)
Obtained his B.Sc., M.Sc, in the year 1973 and 1977 respectively from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. During this period he worked as a demonstrator and assistant lecturer at Electric Power and Machines Department at the same University. He Joined the University of Alberta, Edmonton Canada, in 1984 and Obtained his Ph. D. in 1986. He is now a full professor and Associate Den for Community Services & Environmental Affairs and Chairman of Electric power Department, Misr University for Science and Technology. Prof. Soliman authored and coauthored more than 120 journal papers published in appreciated Journals and Transactions, and more than 60 International conference papers. He also coauthored three books in the subject. He has been chosen to be listed on Who's Who book for the year 2007 for the his great achievement in his area of expert, have been selected as one of 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century by the INTERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL CENTRE (IBC), CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND, and have been selected as one of the INTERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL CENTRE (IBC)'s TOP 100 Engineers-2008, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND.