Effectively addressing the mental health needs of jail detainees
By: edited by Henry J. Steadman.
Contributors: Steadman, Henry J.; National Coalition for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System.
Publisher: National Coalition for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System
Published: 1990
Place of publication: [Seattle, Wash.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
Subjects: Jails -- United States -- Administration.; Mentally ill -- Services for -- United States.; Prisoners -- Mental health services -- United States.
Other titles: Breaking through the barriers.; Jail diversion for the mentally ill.
Notes: Cover title: Breaking through the barriers.

"Jail diversion for the mentally ill"--Cover.

"Prepared under grant number 89J09GHF8 from the National Institute of Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: Police handling of the mentally ill : styles, strategies and implications / Linda A. Teplin; value: The mentally ill in local jails : issues in admission and booking / Ronald Jemelka; value: Jail-based mental health services / Joel A. Dvoskin; value: The back door of the jail : linking mentally ill offenders to community mental health services / Patricia A. Griffin; value: Policy recommendations / Eliot Hartstone.