In this student-friendly text, a team of respected scholars balances practical knowledge of how the mental healthcare system operates in conjunction with the criminal justice system, with an analytical framework that looks at how the quality of that collaboration is reflected in the issues, processes and outcomes of both institutions. Professors and students will benefit from an accessible new text that informs and explores: <ul>
<li>The role of mental healthcare law and procedure in the criminal justice system</li> <li>How mentally ill clients are processed through the criminal justice system</li> <li>Mental healthcare terms, resources, and treatment programs</li> <li>Contemporary issues in mental health and criminal justice, such as the treatment of mentally ill juveniles inside the criminal justice system, and lack of full access to mental healthcare for at-risk groups</li> <li>Discussion of systemic interface and entropy, two central themes to guide student analysis of issues and examples drawn from real life</li> </ul>
Mental Health and Criminal Justice is designed with a wealth of features for study and review, including: <ul>
<li>Learning Objectives </li> <li>Framing the Issues</li> <li>Prologues and Epilogues that frame issues and provide vivid examples</li> <li>Key Terms, highlighted in the text and defined in the Glossary</li> <li>Text boxes that expand on points of interest</li> <li>Summary and Chapter Review Questions at the end of each chapter</li> </ul>

Criminal Justice and Mental Health

Anne F. Segal

L. Thomas Winfree

Stan Friedman

Legal Education

Aspen Publishing

Provides a thorough review of the laws in the state of New Mexico as they relate to the mental health profession. Addresses rulings about licensing; forms of business practice; insurance reimbursements and deductions for services; privacy of professional information; practice laws related to families, juveniles, civil matters, and criminal matters; and limitations on and liability for practice. Laws are explained with minimal legal jargon, making this reference maximally accessible to those outside of the legal profession.

Law & Mental Health Professionals: New Mexico

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Elaine LeVine

Peggy Kaczmarek

Psychology & Counseling

Amer Psychological Assn

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