Dangerous behavior : a problem in law and mental health / edited by Calvin J. Frederick.
| Other author/creator | Frederick, Calvin J., 1917- |
| Other author/creator | Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency (U.S.) |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Rockville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, National Institute of Mental Health, Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency ; Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off, [1978] |
| Description | vii, 191 pages ; 24 cm. |
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| Series | Crime and delinquency issues Crime and delinquency issues. ^A2700 |
| Contents | GENERAL ORIENTATION TO THE PROBLEMS OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR -- An Overview of Dangerousness: Its Complexities and Consequences / Calvin J. Frederick -- Dangerousness of the Mentally-ill -- A Methodological Reconsideration / Joseph E. Jacoby -- LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE ASPECTS -- Notes on Defining the Dangerousness of the Mentally Ill / Alexander D. Brooks -- Legal Standards and Their Implications Regarding Civil Commitment Procedures / Jonas Robitscher -- Legal and Social Aspects of the Concept of Dangerousness / Ralph Kirkland Schwitzgebel -- Dangerousness and the Discipline of Psychology -- The Stream of Thought of a Patient's Lawyer / Herbert M. Silverberg -- The Lanterman-Petris-Short Act With a Focus Upon Dangerousness / Nicholas C. Petris -- POLICY, TREATMENT, AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS -- Community Followup and Dangerous Mental Patients / Terence B. Thornberry -- Employing Psychiatric Predictions of Dangerous Behavior: Policy vs. Fact / Henry J. Steadman -- An Assessment of California's Mental Health Program: Implications for Mental Health Delivery Systems / Albert H. Urmer -- Dangerousness and Mental Illness: Some Conceptual, Prediction, and Policy Dilemmas / Saleem A. Shah. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Dangerous behavior, a problem in law and mental health. Rockville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, National Institute of Mental Health, Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency ; Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., [1978] |
| LCCN | 79600623 |
| Technical rpt number | US1 NJ192 78D11 |
| GPO item number | 0507-B-13 |
| Govt. docs number | HE 20.8114/3:B 39 |
| Stock number | 017-04-00809-5 |
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| Joyner | Fed Docs Stacks | HE 20.8114/3:B 39 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |