Inpatient forensic-psychiatric care: legal frameworks and service provision in three European countries

Laws governing the detention and treatment of mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) vary widely across Europe, yet little information is available about the features of these laws and their comparative advantages and disadvantages. The purpose of this article is to compare the legal framework governi...

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Main Authors: Edworthy, Rachel, Sampson, Stephanie, Völlm, Birgit
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32570/