Serving mentally ill offenders challenges and opportunities for mental health professionals
This comprehensive book addresses the complex issues associated with the criminalization of mentally ill offenders in the United States and the ways in which social workers and other mental health professionals can best channel their efforts to create better services and treatment. Specialists in la...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Springer
c2002.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Springer series on family violence.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798510706719 |
| Summary: | This comprehensive book addresses the complex issues associated with the criminalization of mentally ill offenders in the United States and the ways in which social workers and other mental health professionals can best channel their efforts to create better services and treatment. Specialists in law enforcement, community-based mental health and outreach, the legal community, the corrections environment, and substance abuse providers present best practices and programs that offer rehabilitation alternatives to mentally ill offenders. Unique to this volume is the perspective provided by key pl |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781281806574 9786611806576 9780826197238 |
