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Law and the Disordered
An Explanation in Mental Health, Law, and Politics
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About this book
In the 1970's, sociologists found that mentally disordered patients were routinely committed to state hospitals. By 2005, state hospital facilities had been emptied and, consequently, the patients for whom they cared for had been shuffled elsewhere by the system. Some of these patients were placed in private hospitals. However, for many, there was no asylum-there was only jail or the street.
How does our legal and mental health system handle the mentally disordered? In Law and the Disordered, George C. Klein presents a revealing survey that explores the system of processing prisoners and patients from arrest to admissions to court. In an investigation spanning over thirty years, Klein examines and evaluates the intersection of law, mental health, and social control. He additionally explores the condition of state level Department's of Mental Health and mental health legislation in an attempt to offer readers a complete picture of the system at work.
How does our legal and mental health system handle the mentally disordered? In Law and the Disordered, George C. Klein presents a revealing survey that explores the system of processing prisoners and patients from arrest to admissions to court. In an investigation spanning over thirty years, Klein examines and evaluates the intersection of law, mental health, and social control. He additionally explores the condition of state level Department's of Mental Health and mental health legislation in an attempt to offer readers a complete picture of the system at work.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface: The Politics of Mental Health
- Part I. Theory
- Part II. The Court
- Part III. Studying Down
- Part IV: Studying Up: The Illinois Department of Mental Health and The Illinois State Legislature and the Governor’s Office
- Part V: Conclusions
- Appendix: The Courts: A Dead End
- Index
- About the Author