Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System - A Social Work Perspective

The book examines the experiences of people with mental health problems across all stages of the Criminal Justice System.

List of contents

Foreword Introduction Key Decision Points A Short History of Community Care Madness and the riminal Justice System: Ethical Issues Prisons Mental Health and Forensic Services Policing and Mental Illness The Way Forward: Rediscovering Dignity

About the author

Ian Cummins is senior lecturer in social work at the University of Salford. His main research revolves around the experiences of people with mental health problems in the Criminal Justice system with a focus on policing and mental illness. This is linked to an exploration of the development of the penal state and its interaction with community based mental health services. He is interested in the ways the CJS has become, in many incidences, the default provider of mental health care

Product details

• Authors: Ian Cummins, Cummins Ian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2025
• EAN: 9781041056249
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4105624-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Critical Approaches to Mental Health
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; LAW / Criminal Law / General, MEDICAL / Mental Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social Work, Mental health services, Criminal justice law, mental health;criminal justice;prison;courts