Crime, Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System in Africa A Psycho-Criminological Perspective /
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| Crynodeb: | XXVIII, 411 p. 2 illus. text |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2021.
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| Rhifyn: | 1st ed. 2021. |
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| Mynediad Ar-lein: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71024-8 |
| Fformat: | Electronig Llyfr |
Tabl Cynhwysion:
- Chapter 1: Introduction; Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan and Samuel Adjorlolo
- Part One: Theory and Research
- Chapter 2: Suicide, Suicidal Ideation, and Behavior among African Youths: A Psycho-social and Criminological Analysis; Richard A. Aborisade
- Chapter 3: Situating Suicide Attempt within the Notion of “Social Suffering”: A New Public Mental Health Approach for Addressing a Psycho-criminological Problem in Ghana; Johnny Andoh Arthur
- Chapter 4: A Review of the Violent Nature of Criminal Victimization in South Africa; By: Johan van Graan
- Chapter 5: An Exploratory Study of Kidnapping as an Emerging Crime in Nigeria; By: Alaba Oludare
- Chapter 6: “What is the Problem”? Citizen’s Experiences with the Police and Court in Ghana; Akosua A. Adu-Poku
- Chapter 7: “Before I could, say Jack, I was in the Grip of the Police”: Experiences of Persons who Use Drugs and Their Encounters with the Police in Ghana; Feikoab Parimah, Charlotte O. Kwakye-Nuako, Maria Goretti Ane-Loglo, Mary Eyram Ashinyo, Timothy P. Debrah, & Samuel Hanu
- Chapter 8: Evaluating the Predictors of Stress among Police Officers in Nigeria: A Psychosocial Analysis; Oluwagbenga (Michael) Akinlabi
- Chapter 9: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment among Prison Officers in Ghana: A Qualitative Exploration;Thomas D. Akoensi
- Part Two: Policy and Practice
- Chapter 10: An Overview of Serial Murder and its Investigation in South Africa; Gerard N. Labuschagne
- Chapter 11: The Constitutional Imperative, Common Law Position and Domestic Legislation in the Context of Mental Health Care in South Africa; Magdalen Swanepoel
- Chapter 12: Issues of Competence, Experience, and Psychological Awareness among Police Prosecutors Working on Cases of Child Sexual Abuse in Ghana; Charlotte O. Kwakye-Nuako
- Chapter 13: Mental Health of Prison Inmates within the Nigerian Criminal Justice System; Chiedu Eseadi
- Chapter 14: Crossing the Social Boundary: Black FemaleOffenders inside South African Institutions of Incarceration; NP Dastile
- Chapter 15: Conclusion; Samuel Adjorlolo and Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan.