Race, gender, and mental illness in the criminal justice system /

Annotation.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thompson, Melissa, 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005.
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subjects:
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States.
Crime and race > United States.
Crime > Sex differences > United States.
Criminals > Mental health > United States.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale > États-Unis.
Criminalité et race > États-Unis.
Criminalité > Différences entre sexes > États-Unis.
Criminels > Santé mentale > États-Unis.
Crime and race
Crime > Sex differences
Criminals > Mental health
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
United States
Discrimination In Criminal Justice Administration.
Crime
Crime and Race.
Criminals
Social Science
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of the research
  • The study of gender, race, mental illness, and crime
  • Extending sociological theory
  • Data, measures, and statistical procedures
  • Predictors of psychiatric evaluation
  • The effect of mental health evaluations on case outcomes
  • Implications for theory and research on crime and mental illness.

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