Crime, punishment, and mental illness

Description:

"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 the differences among the goals, ethos, and actions of the legal and health care systems. Drawing on high-profile cases, the authors provide a critical analysis of topics, including legal standards for competency, insanity versus mental illness, sex offenders, psychologically disturbed juveniles, the injury and death rates of mentally ill prisoners due to the inappropriate use of force, the high level of suicide, and the release of mentally ill individuals from jails and prisons who have received little or no treatment."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Psychology,  Mental Competency,  Insanity (Law),  Forensic psychiatry,  Mentally Ill Persons,  Social Behavior,  Insanity Defense,  Criminal liability,  Legislation & jurisprudence,  People with mental disabilities and crime,  Crime,  Mental Disorders,  Täter,  Kriminalität,  Rechtsprechung,  Psychische Störung,  Toerekeningsvatbaarheid,  Gerichtliche Psychiatrie,  Strafrechtelijke aansprakelijkheid,  Psychische stoornissen,  Kriminalpsychologie,  Daders,  People with mental disabilities,  Mental illness,  Interpersonal relations,  United states, social conditions

Places: United States