A new look at an old issue: People with mental illness and the law enforcement system

Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 152-165

  Wolff, Nancy ^a   Diamond, Ronald J ^b   Helminiak, Thomas W ^c,d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CRIME; HEALTH CARE COST; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL DISEASE;

ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POLICE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0030792432     PISSN: 10943412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02898510     Document Type: Article

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