Back to the asylum : the future of mental health law and policy in the United States / John Q. LaFond, Mary L. Durham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

La Fond, John Q., author.

Durham, Mary L., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health laws--United States.

Mental health laws.

Mental health policy--United States.

Mental health policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Introduction: Madness and Responsibility. 1. The Pendulum of Social Movement. 2. Mental Illness and Criminal Responsibility. 3. Rethinking the Insanity Defense in the Neoconservative Era. 4. The Fate of the Insane Offender in the Neoconservative Era. 5. The Liberal Era of Involuntary Commitment. 6. The Neoconservative Era of Civil Commitment. 7. The Road Back. 8. Does Legal Reform Make a Difference?. 9. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Future of Mental Health Law and Policy. References. Index

Contents:

0195055209.pdf; Contents; Introduction: The Pendulum of Social Movement; 1. Madness and Responsibility; 2. Law and Order in the Neoconservative Era; 3. The Fate of the Insane Offender in the Neoconservative Era; 4. Involuntary Commitment in the Liberal Era; 5. Involuntary Commitment in the Neoconservative Era; 6. The Road Back; 7. Does Legal Reform Make a Difference?; 8. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Future of Mental Health Law and Policy; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1992.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-261) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-770569-3

1-280-53328-5

0-19-802220-4

1-4294-0000-5

OCLC:

609829915