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Autore: |
La Fond John Q
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Titolo: |
Back to the asylum : the future of mental health law and policy in the United States / / John Q. LaFond, Mary L. Durham
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Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina: | 344.73/044 347.30444 |
344.73044347.30444 | |
Soggetto topico: | Mental health laws - United States |
Mental health policy - United States | |
Altri autori: |
DurhamMary L
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Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 1992. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-261) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 0195055209.pdf; Contents; Introduction: The Pendulum of Social Movement; 1. Madness and Responsibility; 2. Law and Order in the Neoconservative Era; 3. The Fate of the Insane Offender in the Neoconservative Era; 4. Involuntary Commitment in the Liberal Era; 5. Involuntary Commitment in the Neoconservative Era; 6. The Road Back; 7. Does Legal Reform Make a Difference?; 8. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Future of Mental Health Law and Policy; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Introduction: Madness and Responsibility. 1. The Pendulum of Social Movement. 2. Mental Illness and Criminal Responsibility. 3. Rethinking the Insanity Defense in the Neoconservative Era. 4. The Fate of the Insane Offender in the Neoconservative Era. 5. The Liberal Era of Involuntary Commitment. 6. The Neoconservative Era of Civil Commitment. 7. The Road Back. 8. Does Legal Reform Make a Difference?. 9. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Future of Mental Health Law and Policy. References. Index |
Titolo autorizzato: | Back to the Asylum ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-19-770569-3 |
1-280-53328-5 | |
0-19-802220-4 | |
1-4294-0000-5 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910823314603321 |
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