02894nam 2200589Ia 450 991078134740332120230725051926.01-59332-556-8(CKB)2550000000035451(EBL)837750(OCoLC)732955783(SSID)ssj0000553449(PQKBManifestationID)11341341(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000553449(PQKBWorkID)10506718(PQKB)11109579(MiAaPQ)EBC837750(Au-PeEL)EBL837750(CaPaEBR)ebr10430473(EXLCZ)99255000000003545120100121d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMad or bad?[electronic resource] race, class, gender, and mental disorder in the criminal justice system /Melissa ThompsonEl Paso LFB Scholarly Pub.20101 online resource (207 p.)Criminal justice : recent scholarship Mad or bad? Description based upon print version of record.1-59332-332-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Table of Contents; Figures; Tables; CHAPTER 1 THE MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AS AGENTS OF SOCIAL CONTROL; CHAPTER 2 THE STUDY OF RACE, CLASS, GENDER, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND CRIME; CHAPTER 3 DATA SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY; CHAPTER 4 INSTITUTIONAL SOCIAL CONTROL: CAUSES AND EFFECTS; CHAPTER 5 MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AMONG SENTENCED OFFENDERS; CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Cases Cited; IndexThompson explores the process through which criminal responsibility is constructed and reproduced on the basis of race and gender. While feminist literature points to constructions of female offenders as "mad" and male offenders as "bad," this research do not support this perspective. Instead, major findings include strong and consistent evidence that African American defendants are less likely to receive psychiatric evaluations to determine mental status at the time of the offense. This implies that criminal justice officials have racial perceptions about the causes of crime; consequently, AfDiscrimination in criminal justice administrationUnited StatesCrime and raceUnited StatesCrimeSex differencesUnited StatesCriminalsMental healthUnited StatesDiscrimination in criminal justice administrationCrime and raceCrimeSex differencesCriminalsMental health364.08/0973Thompson Melissa1973-1503412MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781347403321Mad or bad3731783UNINA