Trauma Reactions in the Offender Mitchell
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Significant attention has been directed toward the needs of witnesses and victims traumatized through their exposure to criminal events. Less attention has been directed at the relevance of trauma for the offender, with much of the literature directed toward debate of automatism defenses. This paper provides a background to the fallibility of memory in the context of psychological disorders and surveys the literature as it relates to evidence of such disorders in offenders. The connection with offending is discussed from the perspective of both pre and post offence behaviour morbidity and the particular relevance of psychopathology and female offending. The paper concludes with some suggestions which might facilitate the determination of the importance of trauma reactions in an offender.
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