Insane : America's criminal treatment of mental illness / Alisa Roth.
An expose of the mental-health crisis in America's courts and prisons reveals that nearly half of the nation's inmates are actually afflicted by a psychiatric problem, examines how inmates are denied treatment, and suggests a more humane approach.
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Language: | English |
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Text in English. |
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New York :
Basic Books,
2018.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Physical Description: | vi, 312 pages ; 25 cm |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
An expose of the mental-health crisis in America's courts and prisons reveals that nearly half of the nation's inmates are actually afflicted by a psychiatric problem, examines how inmates are denied treatment, and suggests a more humane approach. |
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Call Number: | HV6133 .R68 2018 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-304) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780465094196 0465094198 |