Corrections, mental health, and social policy
Subtitle: international perspectives
By: edited by Robert K. Ax and Thomas J. Fagan.
Contributors: Ax, Robert Kirk, 1952-; Fagan, Thomas J., 1949-
Publisher: Charles C. Thomas
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Springfield, Ill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780398077563; 9780398077570
Subjects: Prisoners -- Mental health services; Prisoners -- Medical care; Prisons -- Government policy; Mental Health Services -- organization & administration; Prisoners -- psychology; Prisons -- organization & administration; Public Policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An international history of American correctional health: the enlightenment to 1976 / Robert K. Ax; title: Contemporary U.S. corrections, mental health, and social policy (1970s to present) / Jennifer Boothby; title: U.S. prisons: a public health perspective / Scott Chavez; title: Psychological services in English and Welsh prisons / Graham Towl and David Crighton; title: France / Annie Kensey and Harry Dammer; title: Legal and psychological contributions to the development of corrections in Canada / J. Stephen Wormith and Duyen Luong; title: Corrections in Aotearoa/New Zealand: current issues and future challenges / Crista McDaniel and Llewelyn A. Richards-Ward; title: "What works" in predicting psychiatric hospitalization and relapse: the specific responsivity dimension of effective correctional treatment for mentally disordered offenders / Paul Gendreau, Paula Smith, and Claire Goggin; title: Prisons and the role of nongovernmental organizations / Carol Gallo; title: Prison policy and terrorism: learning the lessons of the past / Michael Von Tangen Page & Robert K. Ax; title: Prison gangs / Joyce K. Conley & Dawn Zobel; title: The death penalty: a brief review of historical roots and current practices relevant to the correctional mental health practitioner / Alix McLearen and Patty Zapf; title: Differing perspectives: correctional systems in non-western countries / Robert D. Morgan, Aven Senter, and Jon Mandracchia; title: Future directions / Thomas J. Fagan, Shelia M. Brandt, and Andrea Kleiver.