Abstract

Following the recommendations of the Butler Report (Home Office, 1975), there has been a slow growth in the number of Regional Secure Units (RSUs) (Snowden, 1985), which aim to assess and treat mentally disordered offenders in England and Wales in conditions of “medium security”. One particular recommendation of the Butler Report was that:“The main emphasis in forensic psychiatric services … should be on community care and out-patient work.” (paragraph 20.14)

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  • Following the recommendations of the Butler Report (Home Office, 1975), there has been a slow growth in the number of Regional Secure Units (RSUs) (Snowden, 1985), which aim to assess and tWreaaltesmeinntaclolyndditiisoonrsderoedf "omffeedniduemrs isnecEunrgitlya"n.d Oannde particular recommendation of the Butler Report was that: "The main emphasis in forensic psychiatric services ... should be on community care and out-patient work."

  • It is the clients referred to this out-patient service who will form the focus of attention in this article

  • The large percentage who either failed to attend or did not complete their assessment is a cause for concern in a service with limited resources

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Following the recommendations of the Butler Report (Home Office, 1975), there has been a slow growth in the number of Regional Secure Units (RSUs) (Snowden, 1985), which aim to assess and tWreaaltesmeinntaclolyndditiisoonrsderoedf "omffeedniduemrs isnecEunrgitlya"n.d Oannde particular recommendation of the Butler Report was that: "The main emphasis in forensic psychiatric services ... This brief report aims to give the reader an indication of the out-patient re ferrals to the clinical psychology department of the Regional Forensic Services in the North West of England over a three year period. It has had a forensic service for a considerable time, it is only in the last three years that a RSU has been established and functioning.

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