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Author:   Nathaniel Pallone
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Transaction Publishers
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9780887383830

ISBN 10:   0887383831
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   30 January 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"Contents Preface 1 Without Comprehensive Data, Bias Flowers Easily Cherished Beliefs at Diametric Poles Toward Sophisticated Guesswork The Burden of Inconvenient Knowledge 2 Epidemiological Studies of Mental Health and Illness Methods of Assessing Mental Disorder Studies of Mental Illness in the General Population Demographic Characteristics of Correctional Populations Relative Incidence of Mental Disorder by Race Relative Incidence of Mental Disorder by Gender The Issue of Socioeconomic Class Psychometric Studies among Prisoners Mental Retardation among Prisoners The Limits of Generalizability Conclusion 3 Alcohol and Substance Abuse Disorders Substance Abuse as Criminal and as Criminogenic Incidence of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Base Rates in the General Population Conclusion 4 Neurogenic Mental Disorders Organic Disorders and Violent Behavior Cause, Effect, or Concomitant? The Question of Culpability Revisited Correctional Management of Neurogenic Violence Conclusion 5 Reprise: Estimates of Mental Health Staffing Needs Probable Incidence of Mental Disorder among Prisoners The Right to ""Treatment"" and to ""Care"" Judicially-Imposed Mental Health Staffing Standards 6 After-Words: Parables of Convenient Ignorance and Casual Indifference A Demurrer about Causality Mental Health Care vs. Correctional Rehabilitation A Parable about Elephants and Giraffes 7 General Summary References Index"

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-Mental Disorder Among Prisoners is an analysis of data regarding mental disorders in the prison population. It reveals a trend toward increased admission of the mentally disordered into prisons. . . . It should be required reading for penologists, jurists, and prison caregivers all of whom can benefit from the author's analysis when defining policy for today's largely unguided and overwhelmed prisons.- --Gene L. Cary, American Journal of Psychotherapy

Mental Disorder Among Prisoners is an analysis of data regarding mental disorders in the prison population. It reveals a trend toward increased admission of the mentally disordered into prisons. . . . It should be required reading for penologists, jurists, and prison caregivers all of whom can benefit from the author's analysis when defining policy for today's largely unguided and overwhelmed prisons. --Gene L. Cary, American Journal of Psychotherapy

Mental Disorder Among Prisoners is an analysis of data regarding mental disorders in the prison population. It reveals a trend toward increased admission of the mentally disordered into prisons. . . . It should be required reading for penologists, jurists, and prison caregivers all of whom can benefit from the author's analysis when defining policy for today's largely unguided and overwhelmed prisons. --Gene L. Cary, American Journal of Psychotherapy Mental Disorder Among Prisoners is an analysis of data regarding mental disorders in the prison population. It reveals a trend toward increased admission of the mentally disordered into prisons. . . . It should be required reading for penologists, jurists, and prison caregivers all of whom can benefit from the author's analysis when defining policy for today's largely unguided and overwhelmed prisons. --Gene L. Cary, American Journal of Psychotherapy -Mental Disorder Among Prisoners is an analysis of data regarding mental disorders in the prison population. It reveals a trend toward increased admission of the mentally disordered into prisons. . . . It should be required reading for penologists, jurists, and prison caregivers all of whom can benefit from the author's analysis when defining policy for today's largely unguided and overwhelmed prisons.- --Gene L. Cary, American Journal of Psychotherapy

-Mental Disorder Among Prisoners is an analysis of data regarding mental disorders in the prison population. It reveals a trend toward increased admission of the mentally disordered into prisons. . . . It should be required reading for penologists, jurists, and prison caregivers all of whom can benefit from the author's analysis when defining policy for today's largely unguided and overwhelmed prisons.- --Gene L. Cary, American Journal of Psychotherapy Mental Disorder Among Prisoners is an analysis of data regarding mental disorders in the prison population. It reveals a trend toward increased admission of the mentally disordered into prisons. . . . It should be required reading for penologists, jurists, and prison caregivers all of whom can benefit from the author's analysis when defining policy for today's largely unguided and overwhelmed prisons. --Gene L. Cary, American Journal of Psychotherapy Mental Disorder Among Prisoners is an analysis of data regarding mental disorders in the prison population. It reveals a trend toward increased admission of the mentally disordered into prisons. . . . It should be required reading for penologists, jurists, and prison caregivers all of whom can benefit from the author's analysis when defining policy for today's largely unguided and overwhelmed prisons. --Gene L. Cary, American Journal of Psychotherapy

<em>Mental Disorder Among Prisoners</em> is an analysis of data regarding mental disorders in the prison population. It reveals a trend toward increased admission of the mentally disordered into prisons. . . . It should be required reading for penologists, jurists, and prison caregivers all of whom can benefit from the author's analysis when defining policy for today's largely unguided and overwhelmed prisons. </p> --Gene L. Cary, <em>American Journal of Psychotherapy</em></p>

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