Law Without Enforcement

by Jill Peay and Nigel Eastman

Law relating to mental disorder and to the mentally disordered has rarely been the subject of such extensive and heated debate. This book explores and reflects upon that debate. To date the focus has been on the tension between public protection and individual civil rights, since much of its impetus has derived from 'notorious' homicides in the community and been directed towards calls for a 'community treatment order'. The debate encapsulated here...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1901362752
• ISBN13: 9781901362756
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"