Criminalization of the Mentally Ill: An Inquiry into the Quality of Life of Post-Release Offenders with Psychiatric Illness - Softcover

Scott, Chad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639041852 ISBN 13: 9783639041859

Publisher: VDM Verlag, 2008

Synopsis

Failures by the mental health system to adequately adjust to the demands of deinstitutionalization have led to the criminalization of the mentally ill. Because of these failures, the criminal justice system has been left to deal with this enormous and increasing problem. In fact, incarceration has become the leading provider of mental health care in the United States. When the mentally ill are finally released from incarceration, they often face exacerbated struggles that have a profound impact on their quality of life. Prior research suggests that a better understanding of the quality of life of post-release offenders with psychiatric illnesses will make way for better social service interventions and decreased criminalization. This book provides a background to the problem, a comprehensive study of the quality of life of a cohort of post-release offenders with schizophrenia, and provides recommendations for future practical and scholarly application.

About this title

About the Author

Chad Scott, Ph.D., is the Clinical Director of the Community Support Program at the Range Mental Health Center, Virginia, Minnesota. Dr. Scott is also an Instructor and Program Coordinator with the Department of Psychology at Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota.

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 3639041852
• ISBN 13: 9783639041859
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128