Mad or bad? [[electronic resource] ] : race, class, gender, and mental disorder in the criminal justice system / / Melissa Thompson

• Autore: Thompson Melissa <1973->
• Pubblicazione: El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.08/0973
• Soggetto topico: Discrimination in criminal justice administration - United States; Crime and race - United States; Crime - Sex differences - United States; Criminals - Mental health - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Thompson 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Mad or bad
• ISBN: 1-59332-556-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781347403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II