Prison madness : the mental health crisis behind bars and what we must do about it
by
Kupers, Terry Allen.
Title
:
Prison madness : the mental health crisis behind bars and what we must do about it
Author
:
Kupers, Terry Allen.
ISBN
:
9780787943615
Personal Author
:
Kupers, Terry Allen.
Edition
:
1st ed.
Publication Information
:
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1999.
Physical Description
:
xxxii, 301 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
:
The mentally ill behind bars -- Why so many prisoners develop mental disorders -- The failure of current mental health programs -- Racism: a mental health hazard -- Special problems for women -- Rape and posttraumatic stress disorder -- Lack of contact with loved ones -- Prison suicide -- The possibilities and limits of litigation -- Recommendations for treatment and rehabilitation -- The folly of law and order.
Subject Term
:
Prisoners -- Mental health -- United States.
Prisoners -- Mental health services -- United States.
Prisoners -- Medical care -- United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Health aspects -- United States.
Correctional psychology -- United States.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168023693076 | 362.2086 K96P 1999 | 2 |
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025560224 | 362.2086 K96P 1999 | 4 |