Perhaps more than any other group, mentally disordered offenders are the major clinical responsibility of forensic mental health professionals. What happens in correctional settings affects the meaning of what occurs in criminal courts. Especially if correctional mental health services are considere
Handbook of Correctional Mental Health
โ Scribed by Dilip Ramchandani; Jessica P. Byrne
- Book ID
- 117969425
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 46 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1545-7206
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