Law and the Disordered: An Explanation in Mental Health, Law, and Politics

By George C. Klein

Book Overview

How does our legal and mental health system handle the mentally disordered? In this book, 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 30-years, Klein examines and evaluates the intersection of law, mental health, and social control.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761847332
• ISBN13: 9780761847335
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 10.1"