狂気による犯罪は裁くことができるのか、責任能力を問えるのかなど、犯罪と精神疾患をめぐる多様な論点についての重要論考105点を集成。Contents: Section 1. Madness, Crime and Compulsion/ Section 2 Madness, Crime and Violence/ Section 3. Legal Defenses/ Section 4. The Police, the Courts and the Mentally Disordered Offenders/ Section 5. The Mentally Disordered Offender in Custody/ Section 6. The Mentally Disordered Offender in the Community/ Section 7. Diversion/ Section 8. Treatment or Control.