Bibliograph

Insane, America's criminal treatment of mental illness, Alisa Roth

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Insane, America's criminal treatment of mental illness, Alisa Roth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-304) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Insane

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1029201906

Responsibility statement

Alisa Roth

Sub title

America's criminal treatment of mental illness

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Part I. Ensnared: how we got here -- Jail is the only safe place -- The largest psych ward in America -- The asylum fallacy -- Part II. Locked up: what happens inside -- Jail as hospital -- Destined to fail -- Sanctioned torture -- Better off dead -- Guilty by reason of insanity -- Part III. Breaking free: toward a better way -- Inside out -- The cycle -- Shooting the victim -- The good-cop solution -- Disorder in the court

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