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Mental Health Services in Criminal Justice System Settings - (Research and Bibliographical Guides in Criminal Justice) Annotated (Hardcover)

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  • In addition to advising judicial decision-makers by assessing such issues as pre-trial competency, insanity, and dangerousness, mental health professionals working in criminal justice system settings manage and treat mentally ill and substance abusing offenders on a daily basis.
  • 0-3 Years
  • 9.54" x 6.38" Hardcover
  • 208 Pages
  • Psychology, Reference
  • Series Name: Research and Bibliographical Guides in Criminal Justice

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In addition to advising judicial decision-makers by assessing such issues as pre-trial competency, insanity, and dangerousness, mental health professionals working in criminal justice system settings manage and treat mentally ill and substance abusing offenders on a daily basis. This work may involve either institutional treatments or community-based programs. The purpose of this bibliography is to collect the professional literature from numerous disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, nursing, education, and social work, that addresses the theoretical, empirical, and practice-related issues encountered by mental health researchers and practitioners in developing and providing services to mentally ill and substance abusing offenders in criminal justice system settings. There are over 1250 annotated citations and author and subject indexes to facilitate access to the resources listed.



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In addition to advising judicial decision-makers by assessing such issues as pre-trial competency, insanity, and dangerousness, mental health professionals working in criminal justice system settings manage and treat mentally ill and substance abusing offenders on a daily basis. This work may involve either institutional treatments or community-based programs. The purpose of this bibliography is to collect the professional literature from numerous disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, nursing, education, and social work, that addresses the theoretical, empirical, and practice-related issues encountered by mental health researchers and practitioners in developing and providing services to mentally ill and substance abusing offenders in criminal justice system settings. There are over 1250 annotated citations and author and subject indexes to facilitate access to the resources listed.



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?The subject presented is one that will grow in interest both within academia and in the wider general public. This bibliography will serve both audiences....General collections would also want to have the book as greater societal focus is drawn toward prisons and the nature of services provided to their inhabitants.?-American Reference Books Annual

"The subject presented is one that will grow in interest both within academia and in the wider general public. This bibliography will serve both audiences....General collections would also want to have the book as greater societal focus is drawn toward prisons and the nature of services provided to their inhabitants."-American Reference Books Annual



About the Author



RODNEY VAN WHITLOCK is a community psychologist in private practice. He was a co-compiler with Bernard Lubin for Family Therapy: A Bibliography (Greenwood, 1988) and Homelessness in America, 1893-1992: An Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood, 1994).

BERNARD LUBIN is Professor of Psychology and Medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is the compiler of numerous bibliographies for Greenwood Press including Family Therapy: A Bibliography (Greenwood, 1988) and Homelessness in America, 1893-1992: An Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood, 1994).

Dimensions (Overall): 9.54 Inches (H) x 6.38 Inches (W) x .83 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.08 Pounds
Suggested Age: 0-3 Years
Number of Pages: 208
Genre: Psychology
Sub-Genre: Reference
Series Title: Research and Bibliographical Guides in Criminal Justice
Publisher: Greenwood
Format: Hardcover
Author: Rodney Van Whitlock
Language: English
Street Date: February 28, 1999
TCIN: 1005058748
UPC: 9780313301865
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-8853
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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