The insanity offense : (Record no. 5596)
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| fixed length control field | 01291cam a22002294a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780393066586 (hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0393066584 (hardcover) |
| 050 00 - CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | RC443 |
| Item number | .T67 |
| 100 1# - AUTHOR | |
| Personal name | Torrey, E. Fuller |
| 245 14 - TITLE | |
| Title | The insanity offense : |
| Remainder of title | how America's failure to treat the seriously mentally ill endangers its citizens / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | E. Fuller Torrey. |
| 250 ## - EDITION | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION INFORMATION | |
| Place of publication | New York : |
| Name of publisher | W.W. Norton, |
| Year of publication | c2008. |
| 300 ## - DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvi, 265 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 500 ## - NOTES | |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Table of Content | Introduction: the origins of a disaster -- Death by the roadside -- Thirteen murders to prevent an earthquake -- "The odds are still in society's favor" -- The killing of three devils -- The sad legacy of Ms. Lessard -- God does not take medication -- The consequences of unconstrained civil liberties: homeless, incarcerated, and victimized -- The consequences of unconstrained civil liberties: violent and homicidal -- An imperative for change -- Fixing the system -- Coda: death by the roadside. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECTS | |
| Topical Term | Mental health services |
| General subdivision | Evaluation. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECTS | |
| Topical Term | Mentally ill |
| General subdivision | Deinstitutionalization |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECTS | |
| Topical Term | Mentally ill |
| General subdivision | Commitment and detention |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECTS | |
| Topical Term | Dangerously mentally ill |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECTS | |
| Topical Term | Mental health laws |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 02/10/2012 | RC443 .T67 | 36481 | Books |