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Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness: Law and the Behavioral Sciences in Conflict
Patricia Erickson
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Description for Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness: Law and the Behavioral Sciences in Conflict
Paperback. Explores how societal beliefs about free will and moral responsibility have shaped policies and identifies the differences among the goals, ethos, and actions of the legal and health care systems. This book provides a critical analysis of topics, including legal standards for competency, insanity versus mental illness, and sex offenders. Editor(s): Michalowski, Raymond J. Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: JKSM; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
Hundreds of thousands of the inmates who populate the nation's jails and prison systems today are identified as mentally ill. Many experts point to the deinstitutionalization of mental hospitals in the 1960s, which led to more patients living on their own, as the reason for this high rate of incarceration. But this explanation does not justify why our society has chosen to treat these people with punitive measures.
In Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness, Patricia E. Erickson and Steven K. Erickson explore how societal beliefs about free will and moral responsibility have shaped current policies and they identify ... Read more
Hundreds of thousands of the inmates who populate the nation's jails and prison systems today are identified as mentally ill. Many experts point to the deinstitutionalization of mental hospitals in the 1960s, which led to more patients living on their own, as the reason for this high rate of incarceration. But this explanation does not justify why our society has chosen to treat these people with punitive measures.
In Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness, Patricia E. Erickson and Steven K. Erickson explore how societal beliefs about free will and moral responsibility have shaped current policies and they identify ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Series
Critical Issues in Crime and Society
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813543383
SKU
V9780813543383
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About Patricia Erickson
PATRICIA ERICKSON is a professor at Canisius College, where she serves as chair of the department of sociology, anthropology, and criminal justice. Steven Erickson is a forensic psychologist, practicing attorney, and a Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers (MIRECC) fellow at Yale University.
Reviews for Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness: Law and the Behavioral Sciences in Conflict
"A provocative, challenging, and thoughtful multi-disciplinary investigation of one of the most serious social issues we face. This is a major contribution to the literature."
Michael Perlin
New York Law School
"This book is informative and, with its reference to specific cases, more interesting than it might otherwise be. Recommended."
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Michael Perlin
New York Law School
"This book is informative and, with its reference to specific cases, more interesting than it might otherwise be. Recommended."
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