The Mentally Defective in Prison

Prisons and the Mentally Defective

Deficiency Act. Under Section 9 of the Act, 23 persons found to be mentally defective were removed from prison to Certified Institutions. In the years 1924-27, the average annual number of prisoners certified as M.D. was 257; in the years 1928-34, the annual average was 251; the amended definitions in the M.D. Act of 1927 appear therefore to have little practical effect, so far as this particul...

Work among the Mentally Defective in Switzerland

By Gertrud Lortscher. Translated by W. E. Houghton. Who is mentally defective? The idea of mental deficiency is a wide one, involvingmuch discussion. Psychologists vary in their conception of its boundaries. I am not going to discuss this question, but rather the place in social life of him who is considered mentally defective. " He is abnormal, who, on account of a deviation in his intellectua...

The Mentally Defective and the Poor Law

followed by a Conference on the Mentally Defective and the Poor Law, which was well attended by representatives of Boards of Guardians. The speeches made dealt chiefly with the work that Boaids of Guardians are doing in providing training and occupation for defectives under their care, and with the difficulties that are created by the failure of so many Local Authorities to carry out their duti...

Mentally ill offenders in prison: the Belgian case.

According to the EUPRIS-study on mental health in prisons (2007), available data on mental disorders in prison are scarce. Therefore, this study aims at summarizing and discussing the available knowledge on incarcerated mentally ill offenders concerning: (1) the screening and assessment for detecting mental health; (2) the psychiatric expertise in order to evaluate the mental status; and (3) th...

The Mentally Defective Child at Home