Race, gender, and the social construction of mental illness in the criminal justice system

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-125

  Thompson, Melissa ^a  

^a Department of Sociology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Criminal justice; Gender; Mental illness; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949612838     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2010.53.1.99     Document Type: Article

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