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A Comparison of the Behaviour Problems presented by Male and Female Subnormal Offenders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

D. W. Mckerracher ,
D. R. K. Street  and
L. J. Segal
D. W. Mckerracher
Affiliation:
Rampton Hospital, Retford, Notts
D. R. K. Street
Affiliation:
Rampton Hospital, Retford, Notts
L. J. Segal
Affiliation:
Rampton Hospital, Retford, Notts
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There are only three special security hospitals in England and Wales (Broadmoor, Moss Side and Rampton). They provide an opportunity to investigate what amounts to a national sample of severe behavioural problems, with regional bias reduced to a minimum. Since the article by Tong and Mackay (1959) dealing with relationships between certain offence patterns and eventual social prognosis in terms of relapse rate, nothing has been published about the type of male patient sent to Rampton, nor about his conduct after admission. To our knowledge no similar study has ever been carried out in this country on female patients requiring special security treatment.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 112 , Issue 490 , September 1966 , pp. 891 - 897
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1966 

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