“We Now Have a Patient and Not a Criminal”: An Exploratory Study of Judges and Lawyers’ Views on Suicide Attempters and the Law in Ghana

dc.contributor.author	Osafo, J.
dc.contributor.author	Akotia, C.S.
dc.contributor.author	Andoh-Arthur, J.
dc.contributor.author	Boakye, K.E.
dc.contributor.author	N-B Quarshie, E.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-10-04T12:48:23Z
dc.date.available	2018-10-04T12:48:23Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description.abstract	This study explored the views of judges and lawyers of the superior courts of Ghana on the law criminalizing attempted suicide. Qualitative data were collected from 12 experienced legal practitioners of the superior courts (five judges and seven lawyers) using a semi-structured interview schedule. Thematic analysis of the data yielded three main perspectives: In defence of the Law, Advocating a Repeal, and Pro-Health Orientation. Although exploratory, the findings of this study offer cues for stepping up suicide literacy and advocacy programmes toward either a repeal of the law or a reform. © 2017, © The Author(s) 2017.	en_US
dc.identifier.other	doi:10.1177/0306624X17692059
dc.identifier.uri	http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/24509
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications Inc.	en_US
dc.subject	attempted suicide	en_US
dc.subject	criminalization	en_US
dc.subject	Ghana	en_US
dc.subject	judges	en_US
dc.subject	lawyers	en_US
dc.title	“We Now Have a Patient and Not a Criminal”: An Exploratory Study of Judges and Lawyers’ Views on Suicide Attempters and the Law in Ghana	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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