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Author:   Bruce A. Arrigo
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.463kg
ISBN:  

9780791461518

ISBN 10:   0791461513
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   02 August 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

"Preface 1. The Critical Perspective in Law-Psychology Research: New Directions in Citizen Justice and Radical Social Change Bruce A. Arrigo 2. Anarchic Insurgencies: The Mythos of Authority and the Violence of Mental Health Christopher R. Williams 3. A Critical Perspective on Freud's Theory of Parricide and Crime in General Phillip C. H. Shon 4. Media Images, Mental Health Law, and Justice: A Constitutive Response to the ""Competency"" of Theodore Kacyznski Michael P. Arena and Bruce A. Arrigo 5. The Diminishing Sanctity of Youth: Contributions from General and Family Systems Theory Jeffrey L. Helms and Bruce A. Arrigo 6. Recent Perspectives on Penal Punitiveness Veronique Voruz 7. Is Rationalization Good for the Soul? Resisting ""Responsibilization"" in Corrections and the Courts Shadd Maruna 8. Prospects for Justice at the Law-Psychology Divide: An Agenda for Theory, Research, and Practice Bruce A. Arrigo About the Contributors Index"

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"""Arrigo has hit another 'home run' and future scholars are fortunate to share and utilzie his impressive analysis of the psychological approach implicit within the legal system."""

Arrigo has hit another 'home run' and future scholars are fortunate to share and utilzie his impressive analysis of the psychological approach implicit within the legal system.

Author Information

Bruce A. Arrigo is Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is the author or editor of several books, including, Punishing the Mentally Ill: A Critical Analysis of Law and Psychiatry and (with Christopher R. Williams) Law, Psychology, and Justice: Chaos Theory and the New (Dis)order, both published by SUNY Press.

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