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Community treatment orders are not a good thing

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Does politicians' enthusiasm for community treatment orders lie primarily in the area of public protection? If so, can such orders reduce homicide rates? Is there adequate evidence of their value, given their adverse effects on individual liberty? This well-researched and provocative debate will enlighten readers on these and many more of the complicated questions surrounding this issue.

Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.049072

Authors: Simon Lawton-Smith, John Dawson, Tom Burns

Institutions: King's Fund, University of Otago, Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institute for Health and Care Research