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The mentally ill : how they became enmeshed in the criminal justice system and how we might get them out / Richard D. Schneider.: J4-72/2015E-PDF

"That individuals with mental illness are over-represented in the criminal justice system is a reality beyond debate. The percentage of individuals in federal correctional institutes with self-reported mental health issues has more than doubled between 1997 and 2008"--Background, p. 3.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Department of Justice. Research and Statistics Division.
TitleThe mentally ill : how they became enmeshed in the criminal justice system and how we might get them out / Richard D. Schneider.
Variant title
  • How they became enmeshed in the criminal justice system and how we might get them out
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Les personnes atteintes de maladie mentale - comment elles se sont retrouvées dans le système de justice pénale et comment nous pourrions les sortir de là.
  • "March 2015."
  • Includes bibliographic references.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Department of Justice Canada, 2015.
Author / Contributor
  • Schneider, Richard D.
Description19 p.
Catalogue number
  • J4-72/2015E-PDF
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