The Criminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis & Opportunity for the Justice System

by Risdon N. Slate

Book Overview

For a myriad of reasons the criminal justice system has become the de facto mental health system, with the three largest inpatient psychiatric institutions in America being jails?not hospitals. 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 is a chapter that examines the insanity defense and competency, the primary focus...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594602689
• ISBN13: 9781594602689
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 407 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"