Services for offenders with mental impairments: A Texas model

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 361-366

  Schnapp, William B ^a,b,f   Nguyen, Tuan ^c   Johnson, Jay ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Texas Council on Offenders with Mental Impairments   (United States)

^c Decision Support Systems for the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Research and Planning Corp

^f UTMSI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029988446     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02106814     Document Type: Article

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