LEADER 02894nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910781347403321 005 20230725051926.0 010 $a1-59332-556-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000000035451 035 $a(EBL)837750 035 $a(OCoLC)732955783 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000553449 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11341341 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000553449 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10506718 035 $a(PQKB)11109579 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC837750 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL837750 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10430473 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000035451 100 $a20100121d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMad or bad?$b[electronic resource] $erace, class, gender, and mental disorder in the criminal justice system /$fMelissa Thompson 210 $aEl Paso $cLFB Scholarly Pub.$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (207 p.) 225 0 $aCriminal justice : recent scholarship Mad or bad? 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59332-332-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTable 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; Index 330 $aThompson 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, Af 606 $aDiscrimination in criminal justice administration$zUnited States 606 $aCrime and race$zUnited States 606 $aCrime$xSex differences$zUnited States 606 $aCriminals$xMental health$zUnited States 615 0$aDiscrimination in criminal justice administration 615 0$aCrime and race 615 0$aCrime$xSex differences 615 0$aCriminals$xMental health 676 $a364.08/0973 700 $aThompson$b Melissa$f1973-$01503412 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781347403321 996 $aMad or bad$93731783 997 $aUNINA