Mental Health and Criminal Justice : International and Domestic Perspectives on Defendants and Detainees with Mental Illness mentale
Mental Health and Criminal Justice : International and Domestic Perspectives on Defendants and Detainees with Mental Illness mentale
More than 10.74 million people globally are detained in penal institutions. An estimated 40% to 90% of these detainees suffer from mental illness. This makes the prevalence of mental disorder in detainees extremely high compared with the general population (18% to 29%). As a consequence, defendants and detainees with mental illness are not 'yet another vulnerable group' that should be 'taken into account' in
CITATION: . Mental Health and Criminal Justice : International and Domestic Perspectives on Defendants and Detainees with Mental Illness mentale edited by van Kempen, P H P H M C|Krabbe, Maartje . The Hague : Eleven , 2021. - Available at: https://library.au.int/frmental-health-and-criminal-justice-international-and-domestic-perspectives-defendants-and-detainees