Abstract
This chapter discusses the opportunity to differentiate providers of harmful non-science-based health practices into different criminological types 1 by drawing on a subset of case studies identified in the United Kingdom through media, judicial documents, and grey literature. We propose a multi-dimensional typology addressing motivations, individual characteristics, behavioural patterns, criminal trajectories, and organisational structures. The typology presented furthers our understanding of harmful health practitioners and could serve as a framework to filter the different experiences of similar dangerous practices in other countries, thus facilitating comparative research.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Medical Misinformation and Social Harm in Non-Science Based Health Practices |
Subtitle of host publication | A Multidisciplinary Perspective |
Editors | Anita Lavorgna, Anna Di Ronco |
Place of Publication | Abingdon, Oxon |
Publisher | Routledge Taylor & Francis Group |
Chapter | 2 |
Pages | 7-23 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780429424434 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138388666 |
Publication status | Published - 18 Oct 2019 |