Elliott House: Working With Mentally Disordered Offenders

Geoffrey C. Brown, Assistant Warden, and Dr. S. D. Geelan, Senior Registrar in Forensic Psychiatry at Reaside Clinic, describe the operation of Elliot House Probation and Bail Hostel in Birmingham. It is the only hostel in the country geared specifically towards the needs of mentally disordered offe...

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Published in:Probation journal 1998-03, Vol.45 (1), p.10-14
Main Authors: Brown, G C, Geelan, S D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bail hostels
Birmingham
Mentally ill people
Probation hostels
Suspected offenders
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Summary:Geoffrey C. Brown, Assistant Warden, and Dr. S. D. Geelan, Senior Registrar in Forensic Psychiatry at Reaside Clinic, describe the operation of Elliot House Probation and Bail Hostel in Birmingham. It is the only hostel in the country geared specifically towards the needs of mentally disordered offenders, and the authors argue that, in partnership with the local forensic psychiatric services, it is helping to break new ground in provision for this client group.
ISSN:0264-5505
1741-3079
DOI:10.1177/026455059804500103