The criminalization of mental illness : crisis and opportunity for the justice system / Risdon N. Slate, Kelly Frailing, W. Wesley Johnson, Jacqueline K. Buffington.
2021
KF9242 .S59 2021 (Mapit)
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Title
The criminalization of mental illness : crisis and opportunity for the justice system / Risdon N. Slate, Kelly Frailing, W. Wesley Johnson, Jacqueline K. Buffington.
Edition
Third edition.
Imprint
Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, 2021.
Description
xviii, 537 pages ; 26 cm
Formatted Contents Note
The history of criminalization of persons with mental illnesses
Challenges and needs of persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system
Inpatient and outpatient civil commitment
The law enforcement response to persons with mental illnesses in crises
Jail processing of persons with mental illnesses
Competency & criminal responsibility of criminal defendants
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.
Challenges and needs of persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system
Inpatient and outpatient civil commitment
The law enforcement response to persons with mental illnesses in crises
Jail processing of persons with mental illnesses
Competency & criminal responsibility of criminal defendants
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.
Summary
"For a myriad of reasons the criminal justice system has become the de facto mental health system in the United States. The third edition of The Criminalization of Mental Illness thoroughly explains these reasons, and describes in detail specialized law enforcement responses to people with mental illness (PWMI), mental health courts, jails and prison conditions, and discharge planning for this group. The third edition also includes examples of crises involving PWMI that end up driving policy, examines how therapeutic jurisprudence can be utilized to improve responses to PWMI and to ameliorate the inhumane and costly recycling of PWMI through the criminal justice system, and provides insight from criminal justice practitioners, in their own words, about the challenges both PWMI and practitioners face in the system and efforts to overcome them. This edition also examines the tension throughout the system when attempting to balance public safety and civil liberties. The concept of defunding the police and the impact of the Affordable Care Act on PWMI are considered as well"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version : Slate, Risdon N. Criminalization of mental illness Third edition. Durham : Carolina Academic Press, 2021
Call Number
KF9242 .S59 2021
Language
English
ISBN
9781531004422 (paperback)
1531004423
9781531004439 (ebook)
1531004423
9781531004439 (ebook)
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