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Cheerleaders And Performers: Mental Health Courts In A Midwestern State, Monte Staton
Cheerleaders And Performers: Mental Health Courts In A Midwestern State, Monte Staton
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"Cheerleaders and Performers: Mental Health Courts in a Midwestern State" by Monte D. Staton
This dissertation presents a statewide study focusing on a recently developed technique for dealing with persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system: mental health court (MHC). This study of nine MHC programs utilized surveys, interviews, and ethnographic observations to examine the work activities and understandings of the criminal justice and mental health professionals who administer and operate the programs in a Midwestern state. Data were analyzed by combining Goffman's dramaturgical analysis with Dorothy E. Smith's institutional ethnography. Findings reveal that MHC professionals engage in …