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Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness: Law and the Behavioral Sciences in Conflict

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Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness: Law and the Behavioral Sciences in Conflict - Erickson, Patricia, Dr., and Erickson, Steven
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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 ...

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Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness: Law and the Behavioral Sciences in Conflict 2008, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ

ISBN-13: 9780813543383

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Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness: Law and the Behavioral Sciences in Conflict 2008, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ

ISBN-13: 9780813543376

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