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.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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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.
