Crime, punishment, and mental illness : law and the behavioral sciences in conflict / Patricia E. Erickson, Steven K. Erickson.

By:

Erickson, Patricia E, 1947-

Contributor(s):

Erickson, Steven K, 1971-

Series: Critical issues in crime and societyPublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.Description: xv, 218 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780813543376 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0813543371 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813543383 (pbk. : alk. paper)
081354338X (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

614/.15 22

LOC classification:

RA1151 .E72 2008

NLM classification:

WM 33 AA1

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

The social construction of mental illness as a criminal justice problem -- Systems of social control: from asylums to prisons -- Competency to stand trial and competency to be executed -- The problems with the insanity defense: the conflict between law and psychiatry -- The "mad" or "bad" debate concerning sex offenders -- Juvenile offenders, developmental competency, and mental illness -- Criminalizing mental illness: does it matter?

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Book	NMC Library	Stacks	RA1151 .E72 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001109353

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-209) and index.

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