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Outline and critically evaluate the way in which the Criminal Justice System deals with mentally disordered offenders.
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OPEN COLLEGE, STAGE-B CRIMINOLOGY, ESSAY 3 "Mentally disordered offenders should wherever possible, receive care and treatment from health and personal social services, rather than in custodial care." Outline and critically evaluate the way in which the Criminal Justice System deals with mentally disordered offenders. By Helen Martin Not all 'criminals' have a mental disorder, nor do all those with a mental disorder commit crime, but a relatively large number of the prison population have been classified as having some kind of mental disorder. In the 1980's there was an estimate that around 17% of the prison population were suffering from a mental illness, whilst in 1998 the government figure was around 30%. (Stephens, 2000) The types of mental disorder that are usually associated with crime are psychopathy, schizophrenia, learning disabilities and depression, the latter being the most common. It is not known whether those with mental disorders are easier to apprehend because of easier detection, or...
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