Institutions and services in forensic psychiatry

Abstract

This paper reviews the recent literature in forensic psychiatry, focusing on service provision and developments, and including descriptions of innovative schemes and estimates of unmet provision, in settings ranging from maximum security through to the community, and including prisons. The recent developments in the services at magistrates' courts and with the police are also covered.

Key Words:

• services
• institutions
• maximum security
• medium security
• prisons
• police
• magistrates' courts