Although the number of convicted sex offenders grew from 2,768 in 1990 to 3,875 in 1995, the rate of reported sexual offences generally declined in recent years. In 1997, the rate of reported sexual offences was 101 per 100,000 people, a massive decline from a high of 135 per 100,000 people in 1993. Furthermore, there is an increasing amount of research that supports the idea that sex offenders...

The vast majority of those suffering from a mental disorder or a mental illness have never committed an offence Most offences committed by people with mental disorders are relatively minor Access to psychiatric services for offenders with mental disorders does not depend upon offending resulting directly from psychiatric signs or symptoms Aspects of basic management of offenders with mental dis...

Two cases of non-psychotic denied pregnancy are presented and discussed. Following obstetric expertise, the forensic-criminal evaluation should investigate the reported crimes of denied pregnancy associated infanticide or criminal abortion as well as the potential involvement of other persons in these crimes. All this would require close collaboration between obstetricians, psychiatrists and cr...

A new phenomenon of our lives, COVID-19 has shown its effect in the way people commit crimes. For this reason, defining criminal responsibility related issues is a notable and significant matter. This study deals with transmitting-related that have been published media aims to define responsibility, potentially arises there. In firstly, acts transmission are generally analyzed terms moral eleme...

Intermediate treatment centres were established in 1969 to enable delinquent adolescents to remain within their communities under supervision, avoiding the imposition of a custodial sentence.' This study compares the physical health of a group of delinquent boys who attended Parkway, an intermediate treatment centre in a deprived inner city area, with that of non-delinquents. Subjects, methods ...

this study aims to examine the content of isps' websites in two countries, iran and malaysia. the sample contained 31 iranian and 19 malaysian websites. each website was content analyzed for use of various interactivity functions in three dimensions of consumer – message, consumer – marketer and consumer – consumer interactivity. our findings indicate that iranian websites tend to emphasiz...

BACKGROUND Problem solving courts (PSC) have been implemented internationally, with a common objective to prevent reoffending by addressing criminogenic needs and strengthening social determinants of health. There has been no empirical research on the effectiveness of community courts, which are a form of PSC designed to harness community resources and inter-disciplinary expertise to reduce rec...

BACKGROUND A sharp reduction in heroin supply in Australia in 2001 was followed by a large but transient increase in cocaine use among injecting drug users (IDU) in Sydney. This paper assesses whether the increase in cocaine use among IDU was accompanied by increased rates of violent crime as occurred in the United States in the 1980s. Specifically, the paper aims to examine the impact of incre...

BACKGROUND Several studies have reported criminal and violent behaviour in people with schizophrenia but few have investigated the association between affective disorders and violent behaviour. METHODS We reviewed the national crime register for records of criminal offences committed by 1561 patients with affective disorders treated between 1990 and 1995 in the Psychiatric Hospital of the Uni...

shows. Offences against the person increased 3.4 times and against Property 1.7 times, the first involving an additional 18 patients who had not previously committed this type of offence during the period under review. The increase in general unsatisfactory behaviour was less than that against the person but more than that against property. No evidence could be found for the increase in misbeha...