Professionals' Perspective on Mental Health Courts
In recent years, the percentage of incarcerated individuals with mental illness has dramatically increased. It is very hard to provide treatment and care for these defendants in jails or prisons. Currently, there are more mentally ill individuals incarcerated than in psychiatric hospitals. Furthermo...
Main Author: | Amos, Martha M. |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
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ScholarWorks
2017
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3969 https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5072&context=dissertations |
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