Thompson, Melissa,  1973- <br/><br/>
Race, gender, and mental illness in the criminal justice system  [electronic resource] / 
Melissa Thompson. 
 - New York :  LFB Scholarly Pub.,  2005. 
 - vii, 216 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
 - Criminal justice : recent scholarship .
 - Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-211) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.<br/>Crime and race--United States.<br/>Crime--Sex differences--United States.<br/>Criminals--Mental health--United States.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV9950  / .T48 2005eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.3/0973