TY - JOUR
T1 - The disposition of mentally disordered offenders in australia
T2 - ‘Out of mind, out of sight’ revisited
AU - Freiberg, Arie
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - The author surveys developments in the disposition of mentally disordered offenders since 1976. He focusses upon persons found mentally disordered or incompetent at or before trial, persons acquitted by reason of insanity and persons who become or are found mentally disordered after sentence. He concludes that the law in these areas remains in flux with different jurisdictions developing diverse initiatives resulting in major inconsistencies and in detainees seeking to avail themselves of international law.
AB - The author surveys developments in the disposition of mentally disordered offenders since 1976. He focusses upon persons found mentally disordered or incompetent at or before trial, persons acquitted by reason of insanity and persons who become or are found mentally disordered after sentence. He concludes that the law in these areas remains in flux with different jurisdictions developing diverse initiatives resulting in major inconsistencies and in detainees seeking to avail themselves of international law.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0007100317&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13218719409524834
DO - 10.1080/13218719409524834
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0007100317
SN - 1321-8719
VL - 1
SP - 97
EP - 118
JO - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
JF - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
IS - 2
ER -
