CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR AND MENTAL DISORDER

• NCJ Number: 42842
• Journal: British Journal of Psychiatry Volume: 130 Dated: (1977) Pages: 317-329
• Author(s): J GUNN
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: Royal College of Psychiatrists
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom
• Note: REPRINT

Annotation

CRIME AND MENTAL DISORDER ARE CONSIDERED DIFFICULT TO RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER, BECAUSE EACH IS DIFFICULT TO DEFINE, BOTH ARE HETEROGENEOUS, AND CRIME IS DEEMED A CULTURALLY DETERMINED PHENOMENON.