The Criminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System
by Risdon Slate, W. Wesley Johnson
The Criminalization of Mental Illness explores how mental illness intersects with the justice system. Risdon Slate and W. Wesley Johnson examine the problems surrounding criminalization while considering the opportunities available for a more constructive legal response. This work is relevant to readers studying law, mental health, and criminal justice.
About This Book
The Criminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System examines the relationship between mental illness and the legal system.
Risdon Slate and W. Wesley Johnson address the challenges associated with treating mental illness through criminal justice processes.
The book considers both the crisis created by criminalization and the opportunities available to the justice system.
It is suited to readers interested in law, mental health, criminal justice, and related social issues.
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