The Mad Mrs. Rochester Revisited: The Involuntary Confinement of the Mentally Ill in South Africa
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- In Publications, Research
- by Nicholas Haysom, Martin Strous and Lloyd Vogelman
The involuntary confinement of the mentally ill describes the legal process by which a person is imprisoned for an indeterminate period not because they have committed any criminal act but because they are allegedly ill. This paper raises a series of concerns with this practice, and its implementation in South Africa. It concludes by offering a series of legal and legislative reforms concerning the practice.
The Mad Mrs. Rochester Revisited_ The Involuntary Confinement of the Mentally Ill in South Africa
Nicholas Haysom
Nicholas Haysom is the former Deputy Director of the Centre for Applied Legal Studies.
Martin Strous
Martin Strous is a psychology graduate from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Lloyd Vogelman
Lloyd Vogelman is a founder and former Director of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. Vogelman is a recognised global expert in the realm of Complex Selling, Advisory & Stakeholder Management capabilities. He also developed the Corteks Complex Selling and Advisory Methodology. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Psychology Faculty of Science from the University of London.
- Tags: Criminal Justice, Mental Health
