scholarly journals The MacLean Committee: Scotland's answer to the ‘dangerous people with severe personality disorder’ proposals?

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajan Darjee ◽  
John H. M. Crichton
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Home Office ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Alternative Perspective ◽  
Severe Personality Disorder

The MacLean Committee was established in 1999 by the Scottish Office to review and make recommendations concerning the sentencing of serious violent and sexual offenders, including those with personality disorder. It provides an alternative perspective on the problem of offenders with personality disorder to that of the Home Office and Department of Health (1999) for England and Wales.

scholarly journals Preventive detention exhumed – and enhanced

1999 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 703-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Chiswick
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
The Other ◽  
Psychiatric Condition ◽  
House Of Commons ◽  
Home Office ◽  
The Public ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Special Hospitals ◽  
Severe Personality Disorder ◽  
Consultation Paper

In 1997 there were 57 000 notifiable crimes of serious or sexual violence recorded by police in England and Wales (Home Office, 1998) – more than 1000 per week or approximately one every 10 minutes. On 15 February 1999 the Home Secretary, Jack Straw, announced new measures “better to protect the public from dangerous people in our society” (House of Commons, 1999). He said the measures were to target “those who are capable of committing acts of a serious sexual or violent nature”. Of the 57 000 potential targets, Mr Straw believes 1800 men are already detained in prisons and special hospitals; he intends to identify a further 500 or so men currently at liberty and lock them away indefinitely, in advance of their offending. His intention in respect of the other 54 700 violent or sexual offenders, responsible for 99% of serious violence, is not stated. Mr Straw believes that the 500 men in the community (and the 1800 in custody) share a common psychiatric condition and that this is what makes them dangerous. His policy for identifying the men, and what he intends to do with them and similar people, is contained in the recently published consultation paper on dangerous people with severe personality disorder (Home Office & Department of Health, 1999).

scholarly journals Dangerous severe personality disorder

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 349-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Feeney
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Mental Health Legislation ◽  
Treatment Models ◽  
Draft Bill ◽  
Health Legislation ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Severe Personality Disorder

The Draft Mental Health Bill was published in June 2002 and was widely criticised. There were particular concerns regarding the possible detention of those with personality disorders solely for the protection of the general public. Subsequently the Draft Bill was omitted from the Queen's speech in November 2002. The Department of Health has stated that it intends to push for the Bill's inclusion in the next Parliamentary year. This review attempts to summarise the present situation so as to inform the debate. It considers the relationship between personality disorder and risk, with examination of treatment models and the existing and proposed mental health legislation.

The economic and social costs of class a drug use in England and Wales, 2000: Home Office research study 249

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Godfrey ◽  
Gail Eaton ◽  
Cynthia McDougall ◽  
Anthony Culyer
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Social Costs ◽  
Home Office ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
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