Mad or Bad? : Race, Class, Gender, and Mental Disorder in the Criminal Justice System.

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Author / Creator:	Thompson, Melissa.
Imprint:	El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2010.
Description:	1 online resource (207 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Criminal justice : recent scholarship Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subject:	Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States. Crime and race -- United States. Crime -- Sex differences -- United States. Criminals -- Mental health -- United States. Crime and race. Crime -- Sex differences. Criminals -- Mental health. Discrimination in criminal justice administration. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11124242

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ISBN:	9781593325565 1593325568 9781593323325 1593323328
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Thompson explores the process through which criminal responsibility is constructed and reproduced on the basis of race and gender. While feminist literature points to constructions of female offenders as "mad" and male offenders as "bad," this research do not support this perspective. Instead, major findings include strong and consistent evidence that African American defendants are less likely to receive psychiatric evaluations to determine mental status at the time of the offense. This implies that criminal justice officials have racial perceptions about the causes of crime; consequently, Af.
Other form:	Print version: 9781593323325

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