The authors aim to provide practical guidance to enable practitioners in the various criminal justice, health and social care agencies to divert mentally disordered offenders from prosecution and custody and to help prevent re-offending.

Catherine Staite is the Director of North Humberside MIND and chairs the North Humberside Forum on Mentally Disordered Offenders. Neill Martin is a Senior Probation Officer. Michael Bingham is an Inspector with Humberside Police. Rannoch Dally is Governor of HM Prison Hull.