About
Dr Leon McRae’s research looks at the legal and therapeutic consequences of treating offenders with antisocial personality disorder. Leon also publishes more generally in Mental Health Law (the criminal context) and Health Care Law. He is also interested in various aspects of sports law, in particular doping in sport and anti-doping policy.
Feedback & office hours
My office hours for this semester are: Tuesdays, 1-3pm.
Outside of these times, or outside term time, please contact me for an appointment.
Qualifications
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PhD (University of Nottingham)
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MA in Socio-legal and Criminological Research (University of Nottingham)
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LLB (University of Leicester)
Biography
Dr Leon McRae joined Birmingham Law School in 2011, having previously taught at Keele University and the University of Nottingham.
Dr McRae completed his LLB at the University of Leicester with first class honours, before being awarded an Economic and Social Research Council studentship to undertake postgraduate study at the University of Nottingham. In 2007, he received an MA in Socio-legal and Criminological Research (with distinction). In 2011, he was awarded a doctorate, after completing his thesis on ‘The Rehabilitation of Personality Disordered Offenders: A Foucauldian Analysis’.
Teaching
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Criminal Law (LLB)
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Criminal Law and Medicine (LLM)
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Mentally Disordered Offenders (LLM - module leader)
Postgraduate supervision
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Mental Health Law
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Criminal Law
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Health Care Law
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Sports Law
Leon McRae is currently supervising a doctoral student undertaking research in the area of dementia research and mental capacity law.
Research
Dr Leon McRae’s research interests are in Mental Health Law (the criminal context), Criminal Law, Health Care Law, continental philosophy and socio-legal theory. He has a particular interest in the treatment and detention of offenders with personality disorder and / or psychopathy. In 2007, he received an Economic and Social Research Council grant to undertake an empirical investigation into the rehabilitative consequences of admitting offenders with antisocial personality disorder to secure psychiatric hospitals from prison under (section 47 of) the Mental Health Act 1983.
Other activities
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Deputy Director of Postgraduate Research Programmes
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Fellow of the Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham
Publications
Articles and book chapters:
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McRae, L. (forthcoming) 'Mental Health Nursing: The Legal Perspective,' in Tingle, J. & Cribb, A. (eds). Nursing Law and Ethics, Wiley-Blackwell (c. 17,000 words)
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McRae, L. (2013) 'Admitting offenders with antisocial personality disorder to a medium secure unit: a qualitative study of multidisciplinary team decision-making.' Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2012.752518
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McRae, L. (2013) 'Rehabilitating antisocial personalities: treatment through self-governance strategies.' Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 24(1): 48-70 (10,000 words)
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McRae, L. (2009) ‘Withholding Medical Records without Explanation: A Foucauldian Reading of Public Interest.’ Medical Law Review, 7: 438-46.
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McRae, L. (2009) ‘Assessing the Viability of Treatment Rights for Offenders with Personality Disorder’. Personality and Mental Health, 3: 172-82 (c. 8,000 words).