The use criminal charges and sanctions in mental health courts

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1285-1289

  Griffin, Patricia A ^a   Steadman, Henry J ^a   Petrila, John ^a  

^a National GAINS Center People   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; OFFENDER; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIME; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036787398     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.53.10.1285     Document Type: Article

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