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<p>The importance of criminological research is increasing nowadays. Crime is the most dangerous form of deviance and has the most severe social consequences. Combating crime would not be conceivable without the theories and knowledge of criminology. The application of theoretical knowledge in practice should be promoted in criminological research. The manifestations of crime as a socially negative and legal phenomenon are widespread, and social deviations can have completely different forms of manifestation. This is clearly supported by the findings of clinical criminology that evolved from the concept of classical criminology. Clinical criminology is a theoretical and practical study of the personality of a criminal who has committed a criminal offence in a state of mental incapacity or diminished mental capacity, and an approach to determining preventive measures and means..</p>
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The importance of criminological research is increasing nowadays. Crime is the most dangerous form of deviance and has the most severe social consequences. Combating crime would not be conceivable without the theories and knowledge of criminology. The application of theoretical knowledge in practice should be promoted in criminological research. The manifestations of crime as a socially negative and legal phenomenon are widespread, and social deviations can have completely different forms of manifestation. This is clearly supported by the findings of clinical criminology that evolved from the concept of classical criminology. Clinical criminology is a theoretical and practical study of the personality of a criminal who has committed a criminal offence in a state of mental incapacity or diminished mental capacity, and an approach to determining preventive measures and means..

Mental Disorders and Crime: An Introduction to Clinical Criminology

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

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The importance of criminological research is increasing nowadays. Crime is the most dangerous form of deviance and has the most severe social consequences....

Mental Disorders and Crime: An Introduction to Clinical Criminology

Published Online: Mar 04, 2024

Page range: 1 - 9

Received: Oct 04, 2022

Accepted: Jan 26, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2024-0001

Keywords
criminal offence, mental disorders, criminology, clinical criminology

© 2024 Aldona Kipāne, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mental Disorders and Crime: An Introduction to Clinical Criminology

Published Online: Mar 04, 2024

Page range: 1 - 9

Received: Oct 04, 2022

Accepted: Jan 26, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2024-0001

Keywordscriminal offence, mental disorders, criminology, clinical criminology

© 2024 Aldona Kipāne, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
criminal offence, mental disorders, criminology, clinical criminology