Treatment Policies & Programs for Mentally Ill Offenders: A Comparison of Kentucky and the Nation

Approximately 10-15% of the nearly 6 million offenders in U.S. jails, prisons or on probation or parole, suffer from mental illness. Correctional systems are legally mandated to provide treatment, yet they are overwhelmed with the high costs associated with specialized staff training, the hiring of...

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1. VerfasserIn: Smith, Shenna (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Soderstrom, Irina
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2009
In:Jahr: 2009
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