Mentally Ills in the Iranian Criminal Justice

Outpatient Services for the Mentally Ill Involved in the Criminal Justice System

“The findings, opinions, and conclusions of this report do not necessarily represent the views of the officers, trustees, all members of the task force, or all members of the American Psychiatric Association. The views expressed are those of the authors of the individual chapters. Task force reports are considered a substantive contribution of the ongoing analysis and evaluation of problems, pr...

The Mentally Ill in the Criminal Justice System: An Overview of Historical Causes and Suggested Remedies

This article examines the historical and contextual factors that are related to the growing numbers of persons with mental illness who are processed through the criminal justice system. The paper discuss five major mental health and criminal justice policies that frame the challenges associated with the mentally ill in the criminal justice system: deinstitutionalization (a shift in the locus of...

Mentally Retarded Criminal Defendants

Cultivating Resistance: Food Justice in the Criminal Justice System

.................................................................................4 Chapter 1: Introduction to the Industrial Food System and the Prison Industrial Complex....................................................................5 Chapter 2: Literature Review: Social Movements toward Criminal Justice Reform and Food Justice..............................................................2...

Victorian Criminal Justice System

The criminal trial constitutes a drama performed by its leading actors (legal professionals) plus supporting actors (including spectators). How conscious and strategic are their performances? This article argues that conscious legal performativity is part of a sustained tradition of 'infotainment' with lasting implications for today's real-life courtroom dramas. The adoption of stereotypical co...