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Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness: Law and the Behavioral Sciences in Conflict - Critical Issues in Crime and Society Patricia Erickson
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Crime, Punishment, and Mental Illness: Law and the Behavioral Sciences in Conflict - Critical Issues in Crime and Society
Patricia Erickson
Explores how societal beliefs about free will and moral responsibility have shaped policies and identifies the differences among the goals, ethos, and actions of the legal and health care systems. This book provides a critical analysis of topics, including legal standards for competency, insanity versus mental illness, and sex offenders.
224 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 18, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813543383 |
| Publishers | Rutgers University Press |
| Pages | 238 |
| Dimensions | 140 × 222 × 18 mm · 567 g |
| Editor | Michalowski, Raymond J. |