Comparative examination of the prevalence of mental disorders among jailed inmates in Canada and the United States

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 633-647

  Corrado, Raymond R ^a   Cohen, Irwin ^a   Hart, Stephen ^a   Roesch, Ronald ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Plcy Inst

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033695145     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2527(00)00054-6     Document Type: Article

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