NCJ Number
133276
Date Published
1987
Length
292 pages
Annotation
This seminar on "New Directions in Improving Mental Health Services in Prison" included presentations by State team members on current programs, legal issues and system concerns, clinical issues, sexual issues and concerns, AIDS in prisons, mentally ill inmates, violent inmates, drug and alcohol abuse, mental retardation among inmates, and personnel recruitment and retention.
Abstract
This volume contains readings recommended for seminar participants. The articles cover a wide range of subjects including the relationship between crime and mental disorders, investigations into the psychological problems of jail prisoners, the theory behind labeling and treating mental illness in jails, and behavioral approaches to treating violent sex offenders. Other topics include mentally retarded offenders, psychopharmacology and aggression, mental disabilities, diagnostic techniques, criminal psychopaths, and alternatives to the institutionalization of the mentally ill.