Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System by Ian Cummins - 9781041056249

Mental Health and the Criminal Justice SystemA Social Work Perspective\nAuthor(s): Ian Cummins\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041056249, 978-1041056249\nSynopsis\nThe Criminal Justice System is becoming a de facto provider of mental health care, according to a series of recent prison inspections and reports on policing and mental illness which have highlighted the crisis in mental health services. However, the pressures on prisons and other areas of the CJS mean that the needs of those with mental health problems are often overlooked.\n\nThis book examines the experiences of people with mental health problems across all stages of the CJS and across all the points of contact police, Courts and prisons between the CJS and people with mental health problems. Providing a clearly written, comprehensive introduction to the main themes in this field, it also has a clear critical edge highlighting the failings in the .