ABSTRACT
The first edition of Offenders, Deviants or Patients? was generally very well received and, somewhat to my pleasure (and surprise), there has continued to be a small but steady demand for it ever since. This despite significant changes in law, policies and practice since first publication and despite fresh insights derived from various studies and research findings. In Chapter 1 of the first edition I suggested that
The rationale for this book has emerged as a result of a general interest developed over many years concerning the understanding and treatment of offenders. Recently, I have come to be particularly interested in the borderland area between mental disorder and criminal behaviour and in the relationships between the many disciplines and professionals that struggle to confront the problems inherent in these relationships. Thus, psychologists, sociologists, psychiatrists, lawyers, police scientists, social administrators, geneticists - to name but a few - have made contributions to this field.
