Building trust and managing risk: A look at a felony mental health court

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 587-604

  Fisler, Carol ^a  

^a Center for Court Innovation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative to incarceration; Felony offenders; Mental health court; Treatment mandate

Indexed keywords

EID: 30544436715     PISSN: 10768971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8971.11.4.587     Document Type: Article

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