Criminalizing the mentally ill
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1992
Abstract
The fact that jails and prisons in the US house more of the mentally ill than do psychiatric hospitals illustrates the country's failure to formulate a comprehensive policy toward the mentally ill and its inability as a nation to achieve consensus on social policy in general. The attempts of various state and county mental health care systems to alleviate the problem are described.
Original Publication Citation
O'Sullivan, M. J. (1992). Criminalizing the mentally ill. America, 166, 8-13.
Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation
O'Sullivan, Michael J., "Criminalizing the mentally ill" (1992). Psychological Science Faculty Works. 96.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/psyc_fac/96
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