The ultimate authoritative guide to the major legal issues faced by correctional and criminal justice professionals and health care providers when dealing with mentally disordered prisoners.
Recommended by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care and Standards (p. 195)
Find expert help on:
- The best practices for dealing with mentally disordered inmates
- The rights of the incarcerated mentally ill
- The legal obligations and duties of those who supervise or treat mentally disordered inmates
Practical guidance from the nation's leading expert on correctional mental health care law on the best policy and procedural options, clinical standards, and professional liability.
"…should be in every correctional institution’s mental health staff library.”
—Jeffrey L. Metzner, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
“Without the rigorous
research and brilliant
legal analysis Fred Cohen provides in this marvelous book, legal advocates and experts would be totally
out of their element.
—Terry A. Kupers, M.D., M.S.P.
“This book is the single best resource available for administrators who must confront the vexing issues associated with the management and care of mentally disabled prisoners, as well as for practicing attorneys and academics interested in keeping abreast of governing legal principles and precedent.”
—James R. Acker, in Criminal Law Bulletin
“An indispensable guide through the changing legal landscape of correctional law as it applies to the identification, care,
protection, treatment and habilitation/rehabilitation of the
rapidly growing population of inmates with mental disabilities in jails and prisons in the United States. This is a book I would keep within easy reach.”
—Clarence J. Sundram, Former Chairman, New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled
"… a very
reliable and comprehensive work with incisive commentary that is logically organized. The book is a real world resource that is
valuable to both practitioners and legal scholars."
—Steve J. Martin, at-Attorney-Law
Related Publications: Management and Supervision of Jail Inmates With Mental Disorders; The Sex Offender; Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification; Correctional Psychiatry, The Sexual Predator; Correctional Mental Health Report; Sex Offender Law Report; Treating Addicted Offenders
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