Criminal Justice and Mental Health An Overview for Students /

• Main Authors: Hector, Jada (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Khey, David (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Criminology.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.

This textbook provides an overview for students in Criminology and Criminal Justice about the overlap between the criminal justice system and mental health. It provides an accessible overview of basic signs and symptoms of major mental illnesses and size of scope of justice-involved individuals with...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Mental Illness, Then and Now
• Chapter 2: Size and Scope of Justice-Involved Mental Illness
• Chapter 3: The Frontline: EMS, Law Enforcement, and Probation & Parole
• Chapter 4: Treatment: Intersection with Criminal Justice
• Chapter 5: Jails
• Chapter 6: Court Programs
• Chapter 7: Prison
• Chapter 8: Release and Reentry
• Chapter 9: Community-Based and Grassroots Programs
• Chapter 10: Self Care for Professionals
• Chapter 11: What Works and What's Promising.