Corrections, Mental Health, and Social Policy International Perspectives

Ax, Robert Kirk 1952- (Author). Fagan, Thomas J., 1949- (Added Author).

Summary: This book is well suited to readers dealing with correctional issues in today's complex global society. Given the task of providing adequate mental health care to the burgeoning U.S. prison population, including those thousands with serious mental illnesses who have defaulted from the nation's disjointed mental health systems, the book provides a consideration of approaches and ideas beyond those generated in the domestic academic-practitioner community, including the mental health concerns that transcend borders and national sovereignty. In this category are the treatment and management of te.

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ISBN: 0398085064 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780398085063 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (446 p.)
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Publisher: Springfield : Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD, 2007.

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General Note:	Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Appendix B CANADIAN LEGAL RIGHTSChapter 7 CORRECTIONS IN AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND:; PART III: CURRENT CHALLENGES TO CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS; Chapter 8 "WHAT WORKS" IN PREDICTING PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION AND RELAPSE:; Chapter 9 PRISONS AND THE ROLE OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; Chapter 10 PRISON POLICY AND TERRORISM:; Chapter 11 PRISON GANGS; Chapter 12 THE DEATH PENALTY:; Chapter 13 DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES:; PART IV: GENERAL CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 14 FUTURE DIRECTIONS; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.
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Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.