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  • Crisis Intervention in Criminal Justice/Social Serviceby James Hendricks; Bryan D. Byers

    Charles C Thomas 2006; US$ 61.95

    The reader will find the information in this book invaluable in the delivery of crisis intervention within the domains of criminal justice and social services. It is intended for pre-service and in-service criminal justice and social service crisis interveners who come into contact with victims of domestic violence/spouse abuse, child abuse and neglect, elder abuse and neglect, rape and sexual assault, loss of a loved one or any other type of crisis. The purpose is to provide theoretical, analytical, and practical knowledge for first responders. Face-to-face interaction with the client/victim is part of the comprehensive approach advocated by this book, which requires interveners to assess the nature of a crisis and the condition of the victim,... more...

  • Enhancing Police Response to Persons in Mental Health Crisisby Don W. Castellano-Hoyt

    Charles C Thomas 2003; US$ 51.95

    The public and its institutions continue to demand that law enforcement intervene with persons considered mentally ill by the mental health profession. The laws enacted have proven to be temporary solutions, unable to address the deeper philosophic and political controversies within the mental health profession regarding the reality of mental illness, its diagnosis, or its treatment. This book is written to address these issues, and law enforcement officers need a sense of appropriateness when assessing the behavior of someone deemed to be in mental health crisis. This sense of appropriateness needs to be grounded in a philosophical outlook that not only makes sense, but fits today’s pluralistic outlook on life and the nation’s historical... more...

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