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The Criminalization of Mental Illness Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System

Paperback • 2013 • English • 2. edition

The Criminalization of Mental Illness Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System

By Risdon N. Slate, Jacqueline K. Buffington-Vollum, W. Wesley Johnson

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About the book

For a myriad of reasons the criminal justice system has become the de facto mental health system. This book explores how and why this is the case. Sensationalized cases often drive criminal justice policies that can sometimes be impulsively enacted and misguided. While there are chapters that examine competency, insanity, and inpatient and outpatient commitment, the primary focus of the book is on the bulk of encounters that clog the criminal justice system with persons with mental illnesses (pw...Show more

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ISBN

9781611630398

Publisher

Carolina Academic Press

Published year

2013

Language

English

Edition

2

Original title

The Criminalization of Mental Illness Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System

Format

Paperback

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