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At issue. Crime |
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At issue. Crime.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Mental illness and substance abuse increase the risk of violence / Richard A. Friedman -- Mental illness and crime cannot be compared due to varying definitions / Herschel Prins -- Criminals know right from wrong, regardless of mental illness / Stanton E. Samenow -- Violent people should be treated as criminals rather than as patients / Peter Breggin -- The mentally ill are kept in prisons due to inadequate health services / William Kanapaux -- Psychiatric hospitals are not equivalent to prisons / Joanmarie Ilaria Davioli -- The mentally ill are mishandled by the justice system / American Civil Liberties Union -- The plea not guilty by reason of insanity should remain valid / Mental Health America -- Insanity should be a medical, not a legal, determination / Dirk Olin -- Television dramas lead to discussion of mental health and crime / Rachel Gans-Boriskin and Claire Wardle. |
Access |
Access limited to licensed institutions. |
Subject |
Mentally ill offenders.
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Violent crimes -- Psychological aspects.
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Violence -- Psychological aspects.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Fiack, Shannon.
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ISBN |
9780737744347 (hbk.) |
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0737744340 (hbk.) |
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9780737744354 (pbk.) |
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0737744359 (pbk.) |
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