People with mental illness in the criminal justice system
Subtitle: answering a cry for help
By: Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, Committee on Psychiatry and the the Community
Contributors: American Psychiatric Association
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Arlington, Virginia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9780873182195
Subjects: Criminals; Psychology; Legislation & jurisprudence; Mentally Ill Persons; Mental Health Services; Needs Assessment; Psychiatry; Commitment of Mentally Ill
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started : welcoming and hope; title: Partnership with families; title: Partnership with law enforcement to mitigate crises; title: Partnership with judges and the court system; title: Partnership with psychiatrists within    the corrections system; title: Partnership in the transition between jail and community; title: Partnership with probation and parole agents; title: Partnerships in successful integrated community-based care.