Insane America's criminal treatment of mental illness
An expose of the mental-health crisis in America's courts and prisons reveals that nearly half of the nation's inmates are actually afflicted by a psychiatric problem, examines how inmates are denied treatment, and suggests a more humane approach.
| Main Author: | Roth, Alisa (Author) |
|---|---|
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Basic Books,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I.
- Ensnared : how we got here.
- 1.
- Jail is the only safe place ;
- 2.
- The largest psych ward in America ;
- 3.
- The asylum fallacy
- Part II.
- Locked up : what happens inside.
- 4.
- Jail as hospital ;
- 5.
- Destined to fail ;
- 6.
- Sanctioned torture ;
- 7.
- Better off dead ;
- 8.
- Guilty by reason of insanity
- Part III.
- Breaking free : toward a better way.
- 9.
- Inside out ;
- 10.
- The cycle ;
- 11.
- Shooting the victim ;
- 12.
- The good-cop solution ;
- 13.
- Disorder in the court
- Conclusion
- Epilogue.