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Protecting the Public?: Executive Discretion and the Release of Mentally Disordered Offenders
Explores the tension between the rights of individuals detained under criminal and mental health law and the responsibility for public protection in the little-known world of executive discretion over mentally disordered offenders. This book is suitable for researchers, students, policy-makers, law reformers, and commentators.
| Author(s) | By Tessa Boyd-Caine. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 216 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 22 Jun 2010 |
| Availability | Available |
Explores the tension between the rights of individuals detained under criminal and mental health law and the responsibility for public protection in the little-known world of executive discretion over mentally disordered offenders. This book is suitable for researchers, students, policy-makers, law reformers, and commentators.
1. Executive Discretion and the Rule of Law 2. Care and Control 3. The Operation of Executive Discretion 4. Relationships in the System of Executive Discretion 5. Constructing 'The Public' 6. Human Rights and the Restricted Patient System 7. Patient Right
Boyd-Caine, Tessa
