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Prisons Of The Mind: Social Value And Economic Inefficiency In The Criminal Justice Response To Mental Illness, Amanda C. Pustilnik
Prisons Of The Mind: Social Value And Economic Inefficiency In The Criminal Justice Response To Mental Illness, Amanda C. Pustilnik
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Can constructs of social meaning lead to actual criminal confinement? Can the intangible value ascribed to the maintenance of certain social norms lead to radically inefficient choices about resource allocation? The disproportionate criminal confinement of people with severe mental illnesses relative to non-mentally ill individuals suggests that social meanings related to mental illness can create legal and physical walls around this disfavored group. Responding to the non-violent mentally ill principally through the criminal system imposes at least 6 billion dollars in costs annually on the public, above any offsetting public safety and deterrence benefits, and imposes terrible human costs on …
The Minnesota Commitment Act Of 1982 Summary And Analysis, Eric S. Janus, Richard M. Wolfson
The Minnesota Commitment Act Of 1982 Summary And Analysis, Eric S. Janus, Richard M. Wolfson
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Minnesota law governing commitments has been substantially
revised and recodified in the Minnesota Commitment Act of 1982.
The prior law is repealed and the new law is substituted for it effective
August 1, 1982.
This article has three purposes. First, the significant changes in
the civil commitment law are identified and their implications explored.
Second, where appropriate, the legal background underlying
the changes is explored in order to place the changes in context.
Third, the article identifies ambiguities and inconsistencies in the
Act, posits resolutions, and suggests areas for legislative attention.