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 | The Criminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System (8th Edition) by Risdon N. Slate, W. Wesley Johnson Paperback, 407 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 1-59460-268-9 / 1594602689 ISBN-13: 978-1-59460-268-9 / 9781594602689 For a myriad of reasons the criminal justice system has become the de facto mental health system, with the three largest inpatient psychiatric institutions in America being jails--not hospitals. This book explores how and why this is the case. Sensationalized cases often drive criminal justice polic | |