| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 354 pages) |
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Springer series on family violence |
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Springer series on family violence.
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| Contents |
Lane County Adult Corrections Mental Health Services, Lane County, Oregon -- Oswego Mental Health Forensic Mental Health Program, Oswego, New York -- Overview -- Development & implementation of a police/mental health training program in a large urban environment -- Memphis CIT model -- Birmingham Police Department Community Service Officer Unit -- Criminal justice diversion of individuals with co-occurring mental illness & substance use disorders -- Jail diversion in a managed care environment -- Friends of Island Academy -- Broward's mental health court -- Preventing incarceration of adults with severe mental illness -- New York City's system of criminal justice mental health services -- Overview -- Maryland's programs for incarcerated women with mental illness & substance abuse disorders -- Gender-specific intervention model for incarcerated women -- Elder abuse & forensic mentally ill abusers -- Identifying & addressing the needs of victims of mentally ill offenders -- Judge's perspective -- Social workers as advocates for mentally ill criminal defendants/inmates -- Observations of a criminal defense attorney -- Someone had to stop the spinning -- Personal experience --Implementing Kendra's law -- Review of screening instruments for co-occurring mental illness & substance abuse in criminal justice programs |
| Summary |
This comprehensive book addresses the complex issues associated with the criminalization of mentally ill offenders in the United States and the ways in which social workers and other mental health professionals can best channel their efforts to create better services and treatment. Specialists in law enforcement, community-based mental health and outreach, the legal community, the corrections environment, and substance abuse providers present best practices and programs that offer rehabilitation alternatives to mentally ill offenders. Unique to this volume is the perspective provided by key pl |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Mentally ill offenders -- Care -- United States
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Mentally ill offenders -- Services for -- United States
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Mental health services.
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Mental Health Services
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Prisoners
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Health.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness.
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MEDICAL -- Mental Health.
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Mental health services
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Mentally ill offenders -- Care
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Mentally ill offenders -- Services for
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Service de santé mentale.
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Soins psychiatriques.
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Criminel malade mental.
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Programme communautaire.
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Femme.
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Trouble affectif.
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Victime.
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Droit.
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United States |
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United States
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États-Unis.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Landsberg, Gerald.
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| LC no. |
2001034487 |
| ISBN |
9780826197238 |
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082619723X |
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1281806579 |
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9781281806574 |
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9786611806576 |
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6611806571 |
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