MARYLAND DEFECTIVE DELINQUENCY LAW - PSYCHIATRIC IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANTISOCIAL DISORDERS UNDER THE LAW

• NCJ Number: 2066
• Author(s): H M Boslow; D Rosenthal; L H Gliedman
• Date Published: 1966
• Length: 13 pages
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE PROBLEMS OF INTEGRATING PSYCHIATRIC ADMINISTRATION WITH THE CUSTODIAL STAFF AND OF MAINTAINING COURT LIAISON ARE EXAMINED.

Abstract

THE PURPOSE OF PATUXENT INSTITUTION IS OUTLINED DISCUSSED ARE THE CRITERIA FOR INCLUSION UNDER THE LAW AND THE PROBLEM OF DETERMINING EMOTIONAL UNBALANCE, AS A CRITERIA. THE DEFECTIVE DELINQUENT IS DISTINGUISHED FROM THE HABITUAL CRIMINAL. AREAS OF DECISIONS, RELEASE, WHERE PSYCHIATRIC AND INSTITUTIONAL INTERESTS CONFLICT ARE NOTED.