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Author:

Thompson, Melissa, 1973-

Title:

Race, gender, and mental illness in the criminal justice system / Melissa Thompson.

Publisher:

LFB Scholarly Pub.,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

vii, 216 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Crime and race--United States.
Crime--United States--Sex differences.
Criminals--Mental health--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-211) and index.

Contents:

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.

Series:

Criminal justice : recent scholarship

ISBN:

9781593321291
9781593321291 (alk. paper)
1593321295 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)61229740

LCCN:

2005022451

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)