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Criminal Justice & Mental Health: Student Overview

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ISBN: 9798223529705
Editor(s): Team Educohack
Publication Year: 2024
Pages: 228
Format: PDF
Language: English

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Criminal Justice & Mental Health: Student Overview is a textbook that introduces the reader to the complex and challenging intersection of criminal justice and mental health. The book is written in a clear and concise style, and it is designed to be accessible to students with a variety of backgrounds, including criminal justice, psychology, and social work.

The book begins with an overview of the field of criminal justice and mental health, and the importance of understanding the relationship between the two. It then discusses the different types of mental illness that are common among criminal justice offenders, and the impact that mental illness can have on the criminal justice system.

The book also covers a variety of specific topics in criminal justice and mental health, such as:
Screening and assessment of mental illness in the criminal justice system
Mental health courts
Competency to stand trial
Sentencing and corrections for offenders with mental illness
Reentry and community support for offenders with mental illness

The book also includes a number of chapters on more advanced topics, such as:
The health and justice connection
Mental health policy and criminal justice reform
Police encounters with people with mental illness
Ethical considerations in criminal justice and mental health

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