Mad or bad? : race, class, gender, and mental disorder in the criminal justice system / Melissa Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Melissa, 1973-

Series:

Criminal justice : recent scholarship Mad or bad?

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration.

Crime and race--United States.

Crime and race.

Crime--Sex differences--United States.

Crime.

Criminals--Mental health--United States.

Criminals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thompson explores the process through which criminal responsibility is constructed and reproduced on the basis of race and gender. While feminist literature points to constructions of female offenders as "mad" and male offenders as "bad," this research do not support this perspective. Instead, major findings include strong and consistent evidence that African American defendants are less likely to receive psychiatric evaluations to determine mental status at the time of the offense. This implies that criminal justice officials have racial perceptions about the causes of crime; consequently, Af

Contents:

Table of Contents; Figures; Tables; CHAPTER 1 THE MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AS AGENTS OF SOCIAL CONTROL; CHAPTER 2 THE STUDY OF RACE, CLASS, GENDER, MENTAL ILLNESS, AND CRIME; CHAPTER 3 DATA SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY; CHAPTER 4 INSTITUTIONAL SOCIAL CONTROL: CAUSES AND EFFECTS; CHAPTER 5 MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AMONG SENTENCED OFFENDERS; CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Cases Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593325565

1593325568

OCLC:

732955783