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Author:

Failer, Judith Lynn, 1964-

Title:

Who qualifies for rights? : homelessness, mental illness, and civil commitment / Judith Lynn Failer.

Publisher:

Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2002

Description:

xiii, 200 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Insane--Commitment and detention--United States.
Homeless persons--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-195) and index.

Contents:

1. The civil commitment of Joyce Brown -- 2. The theory behind civil commitment : rights and the mentally ill -- 3. Legal status and civil commitment -- 4. The history of commitment law in the United States -- 5. The practice of civil commitment -- 6. To qualify rights in civil commitment -- 7. Conclusion : who qualifies for rights?

ISBN:

9780801439995 (cloth : alk. paper)
080143999X (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)48706548
(OCoLC)50714086

LCCN:

2001008602

Locations:

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

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

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

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

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)