7103CCJ Trimester 1: Exploring Mental Disorder and Crime Relationship

This report delves into the intricate relationship between mental disorders and criminal behavior, exploring various facets of the issue. It begins with an overview of the problem, emphasizing the increasing attention on mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression, and eating disorders, particularly among youth. The report then describes mental illnesses, highlighting the public perception of a direct link between mental illness and violence, while also presenting research findings that contradict this notion. Strategies by health professionals, including risk reduction and promoting positive mental health, are discussed, alongside the importance of physical health and its connection to mental well-being. The influence of mental health on criminals is examined, with a focus on how substance abuse, particularly alcohol and drugs, can exacerbate aggressive behavior. The report concludes by summarizing the key findings, emphasizing the complexity of the relationship and the need for a nuanced understanding of mental health and criminal behavior. The report references various studies and research to support its arguments.

Is there a special relationship
between mental disorder and
crime

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Overview of the issue..................................................................................................................3
Description of mental illness.......................................................................................................4
Strategies by health professionals................................................................................................5
Importance of physical health......................................................................................................6
Influence on criminals.................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Mental illness can have effect as the criminal behaviour but it is more important ti dissociate
people with mental illness from pursuing the violent level of attacks. The relationship between
the mental illness and the crimes have been considered as the significant level issues due t its
empirical level of complexity. People who are not suffering from the mental illness have often
leads to up heals into tends dangerous level of situation which intended them to have criminal
behaviours for the means of survival Bui & Farrington, (2019). In addition to that’s science have
a long recognized the link between mental illness and crimes as one condition which is often
associated with violent level of crime is termed as the temporary insanity. In this report, there
will be clear discussion of the various aspect and discussion of various researcher with evidence
which provide a level of example regarding the relationship between the Mental illness and
criminal behaviour
MAIN BODY
Overview of the issue
Mental illness has the increasing level of disorders as which ae are drawing more level attention
to the attention deficit, depression, anxiety and eating disorders that youth are finding harder to
deal with in recent times. This have been the subject of extensive level of research by using both
level of cross sectional and longitudinal designs which have clear inclusion of samples with the
reference of general population, birth cohorts, psychiatric patients along with incarcerated
offenders. On the other hand, there is the quantitively level of risk which have been associated
with criminal behaviour specific to mental disorders regardless to the socioeconomic status of
the childhood family. The people have the often making the assumption that the person who is
mentally ill have the higher level of risk to commit an especially heinous crime. This stigma is
properly been discussed at the time period of person is facing the mental issues Corner, E and
et.al., (2018). In the research, there is contradictory statement stating that during various situation
the people who are committing crime have the mental illness that’s has a part in adapting the
criminal behaviour. However, the reason why mentally ill person is moreover contributing into
the criminal fields have been the blanket statements as the stigma label as the all criminals are
crazy. In the addition there is need to have prevention of people from mental illness who more
over have engaging in criminal behaviours.
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Mental illness has been the reason behaviour some of the criminal cases which does not have
mean that all mental illness is criminal or all the criminals have mental illness. As per the study
the crimes which is committed by the people have the serious mental illness, less than 10 %
which were directly related to the mental illness. The researcher has analysed that out of 500
crimes committed by the offenders have the major 2 types of illness. In addition to that only the
crimes which have been associated have the serious level of symptoms of major level of
depression, the schizophrenia disorders along with bipolar disorder Morse (2018). The crime
which have been committed by the mentally ill people have stuck into the headlines and people
heads as the vast level of majority of people of mental illness is violent not criminal or
dangerous.
Description of mental illness
Mental illness have the increasing level of disorders as which ae are drawing more level
attention to the attention deficit, depression, anxiety and eating disorders that youth are finding
harder to deal with in recent times. As per the public opinion, it has been clearly sated the people
with mental illness and violence have the hand in hand approach. As per the research study, it
has clearly stated there the people who have been identified with schizophrenia disorders are
considered to be more violent as comparative to people who are suffering for major level of
depression.
In addition to that’s their mental illness among the prisoner are stated to be alarming as more
than 70% prisoner re suffering from at least one level of mental health in which 60% women are
marked. With next to that’s, the researcher has the clear suggestion that the existence of public
suggestions and perception don’t have significant reflection of reality as most of the individuals
with significant psychiatric disorders are not the part of violent. Although there is set of people
with psychiatric disorders are committing the assault and violent level of crimes. In many
researches, the finding has been inconsistent regarding the contribution of mental illness into
behaviour and how other factor and abuse effects.
As per the various research a significant research has been conducted on the prisoners who have
bee classified as mentally ill Bronson & Berzofsky (2017).
. Along with that’s there is lack of medication times which have conducted the crimes.
The study states that’s if the situation the prisoner who are properly medicated then they will be
not be able to commit the suicide. As the people who have been associated with mental illness
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became easy target of the respective criminal which may be due to probably the mental condition
makes the situation more vulnerable.
On the other hand, people who are not suffering form the mental illness have often leads to up
heals into tends dangerous level of situation which intended them to have criminal behaviours for
the means of survival. In addition to that’s science have along recognized the link between
mental illness and crimes as one condition which is often associated with violent level of crime is
termed as the temporary insanity. It refers to the condition when the person is not been
responsible for the actions. Although, these people are not considered as proper level of insane as
the time the crime was committed true mental impairment existed. Mental illness can have effect
as the criminal behaviour but it is more important ti dissociate people with mental illness from
pursuing the violent level of attacks Spaans and et.al.,(2017). The relationship between the
mental illness and the crimes have been considered as the significant level issues due t its
empirical level of complexity
Another level of mental condition which are more level to be associated with more level
of violent crimes which is called criminality insane have term on frequent basis as to be
psychopath’s ad sociopaths who often became violent crimes. Unlike the people who are
temporally insane and the criminal individual who have the deep routed level of mental
conditions that can be often found in traces of childhood. In addition to that, various level of
health professional has their believe that the individual was not able understand the different
between the right and wrong. In contradictory statement experts stated that the criminal
individual is often well level of aware regarding the crimes which are wrong.
As per the health professional it has been stated that kleptomania is another level of mental
disorder which have the generally link between menta illness and crime. The individuals ho
have the suffering from this mental disorder have the uncountable level of urge to steal the items
which are irrelevant to them. This can be simple as the napkin form the restaurants as these are
more frequently been arrested for the shoplifting and other level of petty crimes.
Strategies by health professionals
Risk reducers as the people who are showing any level of signs of mental disorder are the
one who are going beyond and above the avoiding the risk which is being associated with mental
disorders. As per many reports, it can be stated that’s people are many serious levels of efforts in
order to have the lowing of chances in order to be victim of mental illness. Johnston, E. L. (2017)
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The health professional is promoting the positive health mental health as great strategy which
have inclusion of teaching the people how to eat healthy, exercise almost important to handle the
experience with resilience. Some level of stressful situation has the life experience which can be
topic of resilience can be due to the losing a loved one to death, divorce or marital problems, and
loss of a job. Other experiences may include personal injuries, financial problems, or foreclosure
on a home. A few others include a change in friendships or fights with friends, pregnancy and
even moving to a new location. The symptoms which have the psychiatrist summation t have the
manifestations to more level of indirect aggression and holily which is being agitated with
confused and disoriented. In addition to that’s the relationship between there mental illness and
violence can be more level to be muddied by more level of compounding factors and feature with
related features.
The crime which have been in the mental illness is regarding the sexual and property
crimes This have inclusion of the exposure to the physical level of aggressions which have been
taken place from the early stages as the children learn to model the witnessing the more level of
domestic violence. On the other hand, being the victim have different forms of differential abuse
which can be such as the neglection, emotional an even extended to sexual abuse which are
connected to the increase level of violence in later life as well as degree of severity of mental
illness.
Importance of physical health
Physical health is considered to important aspect for the mental health which means they are
properly connected. there are several levels of ways which are consider o be the important for
have prevention of diseases in order to get vaccinated and maintaining the good hygiene to have
avoidance of physical ailments Alevizopoulos, & Igoumenou, (2016).. The individual also faces
the issues of employment which can be resulted in making significant of confounding factors of
using drugs and alcohol usage. In order to have the insulation this circumstance, this can be
exampled as the crack cocaine and heroin users are almost been the acquisitive level of offences
such as theft, burglary and robbery. In addition to that’s more than half crimes which have been
committed usually done under the influence of alcohol as these number are gargantuan in
compassion of the proportion of the violent level of offenders who have the suffering from the
respective mental illness. The mental illness patients who have been consuming the substance
such as particularly alcohol, cocaine and spice, a potentially deadly synthetic cannabinoid is
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particularly are renowned for the increasing level of aggression in the ones who are suspectable.
On the other hand, most of substance s of the abuses which are also the cause of disinhibition is
to break down the in-built level of resistances to be acted in antisocial manner. For individuals
who pose a risk to either themselves or to others there is often no alternative to a custodial
sentence.
As per the although well of studies with the view of relevant factors as the individual
have the differ level of behaviour and symptoms as compared to the women. There is more level
of clinical level of depression with obvious subjective level of symptoms to be low in mood with
por level of sleep, decreased level of appetites and poor concentration. However, the irritability
and level of aggressions with have recognized level of feature with more mission to be more me
to be possessed.
Influence on criminals.
Another level of influence has the major weigh on the men as comparative to health
issues is more resultant in order to have the confession as the one who are struggling and seeking
more help. The reason is tuning to be part of more complex in nature with deep thought which
can be distillers with one respective issue as the metal health condition are to be alien in the ugly
level of diseases. A broader understanding in the criminal justice system of mental illness would
also be beneficial. Even if the social peers and the colleagues in network which may not have
openly expressing which still view as capable more level of fragilis.
In addition to that’s recidivism have been important issues which have the need of more proper
attention which eventually have majority of the imprisoned level of offenders that will rechurn to
society Spitzer, Endicott, & Franchi,. (2018, September).. On the other hand, realisation which is
particularly with regards to mental illness aims due to the issues of fear such the fear of violence
and restricted level of freedom.
However, the reason why mentally ill person is moreover contributing into the criminal
fields have been the blanket statements as the stigma label as the all criminals are crazy. In the
addition there is need to have prevention of people from mental illness who more over have
engaging in criminal behaviours.
Although there is set of people with psychiatric disorders are committing the assault and
violent level of crimes. In many researches, the finding has been inconsistent regarding the
contribution of mental illness into behaviour and how other factor and abuse effects.
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The health professional is promoting the positive health mental health as great strategy which
have inclusion of teaching the people how to eat healthy, exercise almost important to handle the
experience with resilience. Some level of stressful situation has the life experience which can be
topic of resilience can be due to the losing a loved one to death, divorce or marital problems, and
loss of a job.
There is various level of difficulty which is being faced by their mental illness with could
have the providence to whom the crime has been effectively addressed. To mor manner of
managing effectively their mental illness can be more level of benefiting with proper
improvement in the unstable level of relationship and poor level of parental boundary setting
which can be more extended to be the results the peer pressure which is particularly more
prevalent in males. Effectively managing mental illness would benefit both the individual and
also wider society.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion to this essay, the easy have the stated the evidence for the strong level of
relationship between the mental health and crime with regards to the part level of experiences
which been more level of t be particular females. On the other hand, there is the quantitively
level of risk which have been associated with criminal behaviour specific to mental disorders
regardless to the socioeconomic status of the childhood family Peay, J. (2017). As per the public
opinion, it has been clearly sated the people with mental illness and violence have the hand in
hand approach. Although there is set of people with psychiatric disorders are committing the
assault and violent level of crimes. The relationship between the mental illness and the crimes
have been considered as the significant level issues due t its empirical level of complexity. As
per many reports, it can be stated that’s people are many serious levels of efforts in order to have
the lowing of chances in order to be victim of mental illness. On the other hand, being the victim
have different forms of differential abuse which can be such as the neglection, emotional an even
extended to sexual abuse. There is more level of clinical level of depression with obvious
subjective level of symptoms to be low in mood with por level of sleep, decreased level of
appetites and poor concentration.
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