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

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 ... Read More

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. Read Less

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  	This is a digital edition of this title. Buy eBook Lifetime Access: $30.95 Title: Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness by Patricia Erickson Publisher: Rutgers University Press Print ISBN: 9780813543376, 0813543371 eText ISBN: 9780813545080 Edition: 2008 Format: PDF eBook	$30.95 Buy eBook This is a digital eBook Nothing will be shipped to you Works with web browsers and the VitalSource app on all Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle Fire, iOS, and Android devices Most eBooks are returnable within 14 days of purchase Questions? See our eBook FAQ