Creativity Mental Illness and Crime
Author: Russell Eisenman
Publisher:
Published: 2020-02-28
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781792408199
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Creativity, Mental Illness and Crime
Author: Russell Eisenman
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy combining published research findings, data from official sources such as the United States Department of Justice National Crime Victimization Study, a certain amount of data from his own research, and the knowledge of many years experience, the author reflects upon issues such as drug and sex education in schools, school-sanctioned violence against children, the desirability of the death penalty, and mistreatment of the mentally ill in a prison treatment program.
Creativity and Crime
Author: David H. Cropley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-07-25
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 1107024854
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCreative criminals commit highly effective, novel crimes. From consumer fraud to terrorism, how can these creative criminals be stopped?
Creativity and Crime
Author: David H. Cropley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-07-25
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 1107276608
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCreativity is typically perceived to be a positive, constructive attribute and yet, highly effective, novel crimes are committed which illustrate that creativity can also be utilised to serve a darker and more destructive end. But how can these 'creative criminals' be stopped? Adopting a psychological approach, renowned subject experts Cropley and Cropley draw upon concepts such as 'Person,' 'Process', 'Press' and 'Product' to explain how existing psychological theories of creativity can be applied to a more subtle subset of ingenuity; that is to say criminal behaviour and its consequences. Creativity and Crime does not look at felony involving impulsive, reflexive or merely deviant behaviour, but rather the novel and resourceful measures employed by criminals to more effectively achieve their lawbreaking goals. The book transcends the link between crime and creativity, and proposes a range of preventative measures for law enforcers. Scholars and graduates alike will find this an invaluable and illuminating read.
Manifest Madness
Author: Arlie Loughnan
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2012-04-19
Total Pages: 307
ISBN-13: 0199698597
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBringing together previously disparate discussions on criminal responsibility from law, psychology, and philosophy, this book provides a close study of mental incapacity defences, tracing their development through historical cases to the modern era.
Mental Disorder and Crime
Author: Sheilagh Hodgins
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Published: 1992-12-29
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780803950238
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContributors to this volume present and discuss new data which suggest that major mental disorder substantially increases the risk of violent crime. These findings come at a crucial time, since those who suffer from mental disorders are increasingly living in the community, rather than in institutions. The book describes the magnitude and complexity of the problem and offers hope that humane, effective intervention can prevent violent crime being committed by the seriously mentally disordered.
Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness
Author: Patricia Erickson
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2008-07-18
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0813545080
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHundreds of thousands of the inmates who populate the nation's jails and prison systems today are identified as mentally ill. Many experts point to the deinstitutionalization of mental hospitals in the 1960s, which led to more patients living on their own, as the reason for this high rate of incarceration. But this explanation does not justify why our society has chosen to treat these people with punitive measures. In Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness, Patricia E. Erickson and Steven K. Erickson explore how societal beliefs about free will and moral responsibility have shaped current policies and they identify the differences among the goals, ethos, and actions of the legal and health care systems. Drawing on high-profile cases, the authors provide a critical analysis of topics, including legal standards for competency, insanity versus mental illness, sex offenders, psychologically disturbed juveniles, the injury and death rates of mentally ill prisoners due to the inappropriate use of force, the high level of suicide, and the release of mentally ill individuals from jails and prisons who have received little or no treatment.
The Dark Side of Creativity
Author: David H. Cropley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-06-30
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 1139490079
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith few exceptions, scholarship on creativity has focused on its positive aspects while largely ignoring its dark side. This includes not only creativity deliberately aimed at hurting others, such as crime or terrorism, or at gaining unfair advantages, but also the accidental negative side effects of well-intentioned acts. This book brings together essays written by experts from various fields (psychology, criminal justice, sociology, engineering, education, history, and design) and with different interests (personality development, mental health, deviant behavior, law enforcement, and counter-terrorism) to illustrate the nature of negative creativity, examine its variants, call attention to its dangers, and draw conclusions about how to prevent it or protect society from its effects.
What Is the Evidence on the Role of the Arts in Improving Health and Well-Being
Author: Daisy Fancourt
Publisher:
Published: 2019-06
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 9789289054553
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of the arts on health and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in different countries across the WHO European Region and further afield. This report synthesizes the global evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being, with a specific focus on the WHO European Region. Results from over 3000 studies identified a major role for the arts in the prevention of ill health, promotion of health, and management and treatment of illness across the lifespan. The reviewed evidence included study designs such as uncontrolled pilot studies, case studies, small-scale cross-sectional surveys, nationally representative longitudinal cohort studies, community-wide ethnographies and randomized controlled trials from diverse disciplines. The beneficial impact of the arts could be furthered through acknowledging and acting on the growing evidence base; promoting arts engagement at the individual, local and national levels; and supporting cross-sectoral collaboration.
Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
Author: Ian Cummins
Publisher: Critical Publishing
Published: 2016-02-25
Total Pages: 199
ISBN-13: 1910391921
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Criminal Justice System is becoming a de facto provider of mental health care, according to a series of recent prison inspections and reports on policing and mental illness which have highlighted the crisis in mental health services. However, the pressures on prisons and other areas of the CJS mean that the needs of those with mental health problems are often overlooked. This book examines the experiences of people with mental health problems across all stages of the CJS and across all the points of contact – police, Courts and prisons between the CJS and people with mental health problems. Providing a clearly written, comprehensive introduction to the main themes in this field, it also has a clear critical edge highlighting the failings in the areas of penal and social policy that have resulted in increasing numbers of people with mental health problems being criminalised. Highlighting a very important social issue, Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System provides a thorough introduction to this subject for social work students and practitioners.
