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The Mentally Disordered Inmate and The Law, Second Edition 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:
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.” “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. “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.” “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.” "… 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." “Indispensable for anyone involved in prison or jail administration or prisoner advocacy. Cohen and his colleagues’ efforts serve to enable advocates of mental health reform to improve the care and conditions of mentally ill prisoners, and demonstrate Cohen’s dedication …” Related Publications:
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