Book Review: Mentally Ill People and the Criminal Justice System

Barr, H. (1999). Prisons and jails: Hospitals of last resort. New York: Urban Justice Center.

Kaufmann, C. (1999). An introduction to the mental health consumer movement. In A. V. Horwitz & T. L. Scheid (Eds.), A handbook for the study of mental health: Social contexts, theories, and systems (pp. 493-507). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Lev, J. (1998, September/October). Jail as a psychiatric emergency room. American Jails, pp. 72-74.

Mueser, K. , Noordsy, D. , Drake, R. , & Fox, L. (2003). Integrated treatment for dual disorders. New York: Guilford.

Palermo, G. , Smith, M. , & Liska, F. (1991). Jails versus mental hospitals: A social dilemma. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 35, 97-106.

Phillips, D., III. (2004, September/October). Jails and mental health consumers: Frequently asked questions. American Jails, pp. 59-62.

Phillips, D., III , & Mercke, C. (2003). Mental health services in Kentucky jails: A self-report by jailers. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 10, 59-74.

Teplin, L. , & Pruett, N. (1992). Police as streetcorner psychiatrist: Managing the mentally ill. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 15, 139-156.