a critique of madness, citizenship, and social justice /
Bruce A. Arrigo, Heather Y. Bersot, Brian G. Sellers.
New York :
Oxford University Press,
c2011.
1 online resource (xiii, 300 p.) :
ill.
American Psychology-Law Society series
Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-282) and indexes.
Introduction: on madness, citizenship, and social justice -- The ethics of psychological jurisprudence -- Juvenile transfer, developmental maturity, and competency to stand trial -- Inmate mental health, solitary confinement, and cruel and unusual punishment -- Sexually violent predators, criminal and civil confinement, and community re-entry -- Rethinking total confinement: translating social theory into justice policy.
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The authors present a controversial thesis that demonstrates how the forces of captivity and risk management are sustained by several interdependent 'conditions of control.' These conditions impose barriers to justice and set limits on citizenship for one and all.