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Race, gender, and mental illness in the criminal justice system [electronic resource] / Melissa Thompson.

By: Thompson, Melissa, 1973-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC): Publisher: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005Description: vii, 216 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.Subject(s): Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States | Crime and race -- United States | Crime -- Sex differences -- United States | Criminals -- Mental health -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 364.3/0973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Overview of the research -- The study of gender, race, mental illness, and crime -- Extending sociological theory -- Data, measures, and statistical procedures -- Predictors of psychiatric evaluation -- The effect of mental health evaluations on case outcomes -- Implications for theory and research on crime and mental illness.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-211) and index.

Overview of the research -- The study of gender, race, mental illness, and crime -- Extending sociological theory -- Data, measures, and statistical procedures -- Predictors of psychiatric evaluation -- The effect of mental health evaluations on case outcomes -- Implications for theory and research on crime and mental illness.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.