02819nam 2200589Ia 450 991081585580332120200520144314.01-281-80657-997866118065760-8261-9723-X(CKB)1000000000576908(EBL)423239(OCoLC)476261619(SSID)ssj0000244463(PQKBManifestationID)11923141(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000244463(PQKBWorkID)10169770(PQKB)10197291(MiAaPQ)EBC423239(Au-PeEL)EBL423239(CaPaEBR)ebr10265511(EXLCZ)99100000000057690820010516d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrServing mentally ill offenders challenges and opportunities for mental health professionals /Gerald Landsberg ... [et al.]1st ed.New York Springerc20021 online resource (369 p.)Springer series on family violenceDescription based upon print version of record.0-8261-1504-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Contributors; Introduction; SECTION I: JAIL/PRISON SERVICES FOR INCARCERATED POPULATIONS; SECTION II: COMMUNITY-BASED DIVERSION PROGRAMS; SECTION III: SERVING EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED WOMEN; SECTION IV: SERVING THE VICTIMS OF MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS; SECTION V: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE LEGAL SYSTEM: ISSUES FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; SECTION VI: SCREENING INSTRUMENTS; Conclusion; IndexThis 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 plSpringer series on family violence.Mentally ill offendersCareUnited StatesMentally ill offendersServices forUnited StatesMentally ill offendersCareMentally ill offendersServices for362.2/086/9270973Landsberg Gerald1704388MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815855803321Serving mentally ill offenders4090391UNINA