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Author: John Q. LaFond
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Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0195055209
Category: Medical

Back to the Asylum: The Future of Mental Health Law and Policy in the United States

Today, American mental health law and policy promote the restoring of "law and order" in the community rather than protecting civil liberties for the individual. Download Back to the Asylum medical books for free.
This compelling book recounts how and why mental health law is being reshaped to safeguard society rather than mentally ill citizens. The authors, both experts in the field, convincingly demonstrate how rapidly changing American values ignited two very different visions of justice for the mentally ill. They argue that during the "Liberal era"-- from 1960 to 1980-- Americans staunchly supported civil liberties for all, particularly for disadvantaged citizens like the mentally ill. Also, criminal law provided ample opportunities for mentally ill offenders to avoid criminal punishment Get Back to the Asylum our bestseller medical books.

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