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Abnormal Behavior and the Criminal Justice System - Hardcover

Meyer, Robert

 
9780669244502: Abnormal Behavior and the Criminal Justice System

Synopsis

This volume examines the issues behind the supervision of criminals whose special needs are often neglected in an overburdened system. Drawing on notable cases such as Manson, Bundy and the Hillside Strangler, Meyer examines deviant personality, including antisocial, sexual, dissociative, and sleep disorders. He also looks at such issues as violence, deception, incompetency, civil commitment, and psychopharmacology, and offers a plan for immediate intervention.

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Synopsis

This volume examines the issues behind the supervision of criminals whose special needs are often neglected in an overburdened system. Drawing on notable cases such as Manson, Bundy and the Hillside Strangler, Meyer examines deviant personality, including antisocial, sexual, dissociative, and sleep disorders. He also looks at such issues as violence, deception, incompetency, civil commitment, and psychopharmacology, and offers a plan for immediate intervention.

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