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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454387003321

Autore

Thompson Melissa <1973->

Titolo

Race, gender, and mental illness in the criminal justice system [[electronic resource] /] / Melissa Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice : recent scholarship

Disciplina

364.3/0973

Soggetti

Discrimination in criminal justice administration - United States

Crime and race - United States

Crime - Sex differences - United States

Criminals - Mental health - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-211) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview of the research -- The study of gender, race, mental illness, and crime -- Extending sociological theory -- Data, measures, and statistical procedures -- Predictors of psychiatric evaluation -- The effect of mental health evaluations on case outcomes -- Implications for theory and research on crime and mental illness.