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The
required readings for this unit are:
Australia
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Required
Reading(s)
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New
Zealand
Skipworth, J., & Humberstone, V. (2002). Community
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forensic
psychiatry: Restoring some sanity to forensic psychiatric
rehabilitation. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica,
[Supplement 412], 106(6), 47-53. Retrieved December
19, 2002, from Academic Search Premier:
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=6831770&
db=aph
- Note:
The objective of this study was to review clinical
and legal paradigms of communityforensic
mental health care, with specific focus on New Zealand,
and to develop a clinically based set of guiding
principles for service development in this area.
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Canada
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Required
Reading(s)
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Insert article
here
International
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Required
Reading(s)
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Insert article
here
United Kingdom
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Required
Reading(s)
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UK
Burns, T. (2001). To outreach or not to outreach.
Journal
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of
Forensic Psychiatry, 12(1), 13-17.
Retrieved December 20, 2002, from Academic Search
Premier:
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=4422990&
db=aph
- Examines
the possibility of outreaching forensic services
in Great Britain. Advantages of assertive outreach;
Barriers to transferring patients; Advantages of
not outreaching.
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UK
Coffey, M. & Coleman, M. (2001). The relationship
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between
support and stress in forensic community mental
health nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing,
34(3), 397-407. Retrieved December 20, 2002,
from Academic Search Premier:
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=4514201&
db=aph
- The
relationship between support and stress in forensic
community mental health nursing. Aims
of the study/paper. This paper reports the results
of a survey of forensic community
mental health nurses (FCMHNs) in England and Wales
which aimed to ascertain the level of stress and
burnout experienced by this group
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United States
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Required
Reading(s)
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Insert article
here
Databases
For the full text article online,
sleuth the 'University
of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':
Directions:
- Select
- Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
- Select
- Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
- Select
- Connect
-
Fill in
User ID and Pin
- Fill
in search words:
- court
and diversion
- community
and corrections
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The
'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:
Australia
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Recommended
Reading(s)
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Insert article/book/chapter
here
Canada
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Recommended
Reading(s)
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Encinares,
M., & Lorbergs, K.A. (2002). Framing nursing
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practice
within a forensic outpatient service. Journal
of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services,
39(9), 35-41. Retrieved July 1, 2002 from ProQuest
database.
- Note
- the role of the nurse in providing comprehensive,
patient-centered care within the context of Forensic
Outpatient Service is described. Working with mentally
disordered offenders in the community is controversial,
therefore nursing knowledge and experience is fundamental
to the interdisciplinary team approach in working
with this unique population
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International
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Recommended
Reading(s)
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Insert article/book/chapter
here
United Kingdom
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Recommended
Reading(s)
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Mason,
T. & Mercer, D. (1996). Forensic psychiatric
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nursing:
Vision of social control. Australian
and New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing,
5, 153-162.
- Note
the emerging role of the forensic community nurse
as described by Mason and Mercer (1996).
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Riordan,
S. & Wix, S. (1999). Diversion of mentally ill
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offenders-
to what and where? The British Journal of Forensic
Practice, 1(3), 23-26.
- Note
the case study of a man who had multiple contacts
with diversion services.
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Vose, C.
(1999). Nursing in a different way. Nursing
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Standard,
14(11), 63. Retrieved July 1, 2002
from ProQuest database.
- Note
the roles of the community forensic nurse as stated
in this article."The provision of community
psychiatric nursing care is principally the responsibility
of NHS providers, while inpatient services are provided
by both the private and public sectors" (Vose,
1999).
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United States
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Recommended
Reading(s)
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Mason,
T. & Mercer, D. (1996). Forensic psychiatric
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nursing:
Vision of social control. Australian and New
Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 5,
153-162.
- Note
the emerging role of the forensic community nurse
as described by Mason and Mercer (1996).
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Riordan,
S. & Wix, S. (1999). Diversion of mentally ill
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offenders-
to what and where? The British Journal of Forensic
Practice, 1(3), 23-26.
- Note
the case study of a man who had multiple contacts
with diversion services.
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Additional
references for this unit can be found in 'forensic
references'
of the forensic sourcebooks.
- Sleuth
'forensic reference' database for:
- court
diversion
- community
corrections
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Video's
recommended for this unit are:
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Resources
(Video)
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Insert video
here
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The
required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:
Australia
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Resources
(Web)
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Insert website
here
Canada
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Resources
(Web)
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Staubu,
W. (1998). A strategy for community corrections.
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Forum
on Corrections Research, 10 (2), 45-47.
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/pblct/forum/e102/e102l.shtml
- Note
the varying jurisdictions of the federal, state
and local levels with regard · to the correctional
system in the United States.
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International
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Resources
(Web)
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Insert website
here
United Kingdom
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Resources
(Web)
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Woods.
P. & Mason, T. (1996). Diversion of mentally
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disordered
offenders: Indications from a special hospital.
[on-line] Available: http://www.fnrh.freeserve.co.uk/
- Note
in this on-line research article the guidelines
to diversion practices in other countries. Interesting
to consider if all articles will eventually be available
on-line in the future!
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United States
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Resources
(Web)
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Insert article
here
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For
additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic
websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.
- court diversion
- community
corrections
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