Offenders with mental illness: Mental health and criminal justice best practices

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 463-466

  Schnapp, William B ^a,c   Cannedy, Rod ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b Psychiatric Services

^c University of Texas Mental Sciences Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; OFFENDER; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BENCHMARKING; CRIMINAL LAW; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TEXAS;

EID: 0031928763     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022204910594     Document Type: Article

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