Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Format: Book Author: Roth, Alisa, author. Title: Insane : America's criminal treatment of mental illness / Alisa Roth. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Basic Books, 2018. ©2018 Description: vi, 312 pages ; 25 cm Summary: An expose of the mental-health crisis in America's courts and prisons reveals that nearly half of the nation's inmates are actually afflicted by a psychiatric problem, examines how inmates are denied treatment, and suggests a more humane approach. Subjects: Mentally ill offenders -- United States. Mentally ill offenders -- Services for -- United States. Mentally ill offenders -- Civil rights -- United States. Prisoners -- Mental health services -- United States. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-304) and index. Text in English. Contents: Part I. Ensnared: how we got here -- Jail is the only safe place -- The largest psych ward in America -- The asylum fallacy -- Part II. Locked up: what happens inside -- Jail as hospital -- Destined to fail -- Sanctioned torture -- Better off dead -- Guilty by reason of insanity -- Part III. Breaking free: toward a better way -- Inside out -- The cycle -- Shooting the victim -- The good-cop solution -- Disorder in the court. ISBN: 9780465094196 0465094198 9780465094196 0465094198 Other Number: 1029201906 System Availability: 3 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 3 Control Number: 718514 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: 364.38 Roth Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
