The Criminal Justice System is becoming a de facto provider of
mental health care, according to a series of recent prison
inspections and reports on policing and mental illness which have
highlighted the crisis in mental health services. However, the
pressures on prisons and other areas of the CJS mean that the needs
of those with mental health problems are often overlooked. This
book examines the experiences of people with mental health problems
across all stages of the CJS and across all the points of contact -
police, Courts and prisons between the CJS and people with mental
health problems. Providing a clearly written, comprehensive
introduction to the main themes in this field, it also has a clear
critical edge highlighting the failings in the areas of penal and
social policy that have resulted in increasing numbers of people
with mental health problems being criminalised. Highlighting a very
important social issue, Mental Health and the Criminal Justice
System provides a thorough introduction to this subject for social
work students and practitioners.
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