For those who are interested, a slightly busy website with a fascinating timeline:
Is crime rising?
You might want to listen to a careful and thorough overview of crime statistics. This is essential listening for any forensic psychiatrist or forensic mental health worker. It’s free, and well worth 25 minutes. Find it on the BBC website here or on iTunes here. Is crime actually rising? You’ll be an expert in 25 minutes!
The excellent Tim Harford has a lot to tell us about the world. More information about the economics of crime (and other things) can be found in his breakthrough book The Undercover Economist. Worth £6.99 of my money and a good read. You will see the world in a new way.
Excellent podcast – Indeterminate Sentences for Public Protection
A former Home Secretary interviews another former Home Secretary (and others) about IPPs – why they were introduced and why they were scrapped. This is an excellent overview of how and why failed policies are introduced and feted. Alarmingly, the presenters recognise the problems of IPPs and almost laugh it off. Little consolation for the many people who remain on IPPs. Also little recognition of the ongoing flurry of doomed policies that have been introduced in the same way – Sustainability and Transformation Plans, anyone?
Anyone with even a passing interest in forensic psychiatry, the criminal justice system or public policy should listen to this.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08crt6m
For a more in depth look at Criminal Law, see the Gold Standard textbook for our trainees:
People with learning disabilities in the criminal justice system – a new guide
A new report is out from the Association for Real Change (ARC) – download it here.
People with LD in the criminal justice system – a guide for carers and services
Thank you to Mary Barrett, East Midlands ID TPD for highlighting this.
UK Forensic Psychiatry TPDs
NHS Education for Scotland
Dr Nick Hughes, nickhughes1@nhs.net
(formerly Dr John Crichton)
Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency
Dr Paul Devine, Paul.Devine@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Wales Deanery
Dr Mark Janas, mark.janas@wales.nhs.uk
Health Education North East
Dr Keith Reid, keith.reid@ntw.nhs.uk
(formerly Dr Abe Ejara, Dr Steve Ramplin and Dr Ranjit Kini)
Health Education North West
Dr Simon Plunkett, simon.plunkett@gmw.nhs.uk (Manchester)
Dr Jennie McCarthy, jennie.mccarthy@merseycare.nhs.uk (Liverpool)
Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber
Dr Suraj Shenoy, suraj.shenoy@nhs.net
(formerly Dr Patrick Quinn)
Health Education East Midlands
Dr Nick Taylor, nicholas.taylor@nottshc.nhs.uk
(formerly Dr Sue Elcock)
Health Education West Midlands
Dr Helen Whitworth, helenwhitworth@nhs.net
(formerly Dr Tom Clark)
Health Education East of England
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(formerly Dr Vivek Bisht and before that Dr Christopher Jones)
Health Education Thames Valley
Dr Srinivasan Thirumalai, srinivasan.thirumalai@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Health Education Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Dr Shade Olajubu, shade.olajubu@kmpt.nhs.uk
(formerly Dr Clare Dunkley)
Health Education Wessex
Dr Lisa Gardiner, lisa.gardiner2@southernhealth.nhs.uk
(formerly Dr Gwen Adshead and previously Dr David Morton)
Health Education South West
Dr Christine Brown, christinebrown1@nhs.net
(formerly Dr Roseanne Macgregor-Morris)
Health Education North East, Central and North West London
Dr David Reiss, david.reiss@wlmht.nhs.uk
(formerly two separate areas with Dr Asim Suddle and, previously, Dr Mary Whittle)
Dr Asim Suddle (asim.suddle@beh-mht.nhs.uk) is Education Lead for Central London
Dr John McAnallen is Education Lead for North West London
Health Education South London
Dr Olumuyiwa Olumoroti, olumuyiwa.olumoroti@swlstg-tr.nhs.uk
(formerly Sean Whyte and before that Gill Mezey) and
Dr Sophie Anhoury, sophie.anhoury@nhs.net (TPD for South East London)
(formerly Dr Rachel Daly)
