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Psychiatric assessment and diversion schemes: problems associated with brief court reports

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Clare Chambers  and
Jane Gill
Clare Chambers*
Affiliation:
Leeds Community and Mental Health Services, Malham House, 25 Hyde Terrace, Leeds LS2 9LN
Jane Gill
Affiliation:
Leeds District Magistrates' Court, PO Box 97, Westgate, Leeds LS1 3JP
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Mental health professionals are becoming increasingly involved with the criminal justice system through their work in psychiatric assessment and diversion schemes. Preparation of reports for the courts requires knowledge of the legal system. Those preparing such reports need specific training for this work.

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Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 5 , May 1998 , pp. 303 - 305
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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