An edition of The insanity offense (2008)

The insanity offense

how America's failure to treat the seriously mentally ill endangers its citizens

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An edition of The insanity offense (2008)

The insanity offense

how America's failure to treat the seriously mentally ill endangers its citizens

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W.W. Norton
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Subjects

Commitment and detention, Commitment of Mentally Ill, Dangerous Behavior, Dangerously mentally ill, Deinstitutionalization, Evaluation, Mental health laws, Mental health services, Mentally Ill Persons, Mentally ill, Organization & administration, Mental health, Gesundheitspolitik, Reform, Kriminalität, Psychisch Kranker, Psychische Störung, Psychosoziale Versorgung, Stationäre psychiatrische Versorgung, Law and legislation, Mental Health Services, Gesellschaft, Entinstitutionalisierung, Mental health policy

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Cover of: The insanity offense
The insanity offense: how America's failure to treat the seriously mentally ill endangers its citizens
2008, W.W. Norton
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The Insanity Offense
The Insanity Offense: How America's Failure to Treat the Seriously Mentally Ill Endangers Its Citizens
June 16, 2008, W. W. Norton, W.W. Norton
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Table of Contents

Introduction: the origins of a disaster
Death by the roadside
Thirteen murders to prevent an earthquake
"The odds are still in society's favor"
The killing of three devils
The sad legacy of Ms. Lessard
God does not take medication
The consequences of unconstrained civil liberties: homeless incarcerated and victimized
The consequences of unconstrained civil liberties: violent and homicidal
An imperative for change
Fixing the system
Coda: death by the roadside.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.196/89
Library of Congress
RC443 .T67 2008

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Pagination
p. ;

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OL18843176M
Internet Archive
insanityoffenseh00torr
ISBN 13
9780393066586
LCCN
2008002697
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4725400
Goodreads
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