Risdon N. Slate, Jacqueline K. Buffington-Vollum, W. Wesley Johnson.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Second edition.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Durham, North Carolina :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Carolina Academic Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2013]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xix, 550 pages ;
Dimensions
26 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction -- The history of criminalization of persons with mental illnesses -- Challenges and needs of persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system -- Civil commitment -- Outpatient commitment -- The law enforcement response to persons with mental illnesses in crises -- Jail processing of persons with mental illnesses -- Traditional court processing of defendants with mental illness, Part I : competency to stand trial -- Traditional court processing of defendants with mental illness, Part II : the insanity defense -- Mental health courts -- Mental illness in the prison population : secure and treat? -- Diversion and reentry : strategies for discharging offenders living with mental illness -- Conclusion : striving for informed policies.
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Insanity (Law)-- United States.
Mentally ill-- Commitment and detention-- United States.