Who Qualifies for Rights? : Homelessness, Mental Illness, and Civil Commitment /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Failer, Judith Lynn, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [N.Y.] : Cornell University Press, 2002.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Homeless persons > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Mentally ill > Commitment and detention > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The civil commitment of Joyce Brown
  • 2. The theory behind civil commitment : rights and the mentally ill
  • 3. Legal status and civil commitment
  • 4. The history of commitment law in the United States
  • 5. The practice of civil commitment
  • 6. To qualify rights in civil commitment
  • 7. Conclusion : who qualifies for rights?

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