Practical guide to correctional mental health and the law
By: by Fred Cohen with James L. Knoll ... [et al.].
Contributors: Knoll, James L., IV
Publisher: Civic Research Institute; Civic Research Institute, Incorporated
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Kingston, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781887554862
Subjects: Mentally ill prisoners; Legal status, laws
Description: From the publisher: Provides hands-on guidance to correctional professionals and health care professionals who serve correctional populations, attorneys and policymaker, and students. It is a condensed and updated version of the author's two-volume treatise, The Mentally Disordersed Inmate and the Law.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview : legal framework; title: The prison inmate's legal identity; title: The right to treatment : essential elements; title: Intake screening /classification requirements; title: Treatment obligations; title: Substance abuse programs and rehabilitation; title: Confidentiality and consent : legal framework for the treatment relationship; title: Clinical framework for the treatment relationship; title: Recordkeeping requirements; title: Isolation and mental disability; title: Use of bodily restraints; title: Disciplinary proceedings and mental illness; title: Suicide; title: Mentally retarded offenders; title: Transfer of inmates for treatment; title: The Americans with Disabilities Act; title: Alternatives to custodial treatment : diversion and aftercare; title: Afterword : overview of recent trends and developments.