The treatment of the mentally ill in supermax facilities: an evaluation of state supermax policies

As a criminal justice policy, researchers have encountered numerous problems attempting to evaluate whether supermax confinement achieves its desired goals. Among the many goals of supermax confinement is the incapacitation of the "worst of the worst" inmates. This type of custody, however...

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Main Author: Butler, H. Daniel (Author)
Contributors: Johnson, W. Wesley ; Griffin, O. Hayden
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2014, Volume: 41, Issue: 11, Pages: 1338-1353
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Mental Health
Prisons
Treatment
correctional policies
supermax