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Constitutional Standards and Procedures for the Involuntary Civil Commitment of the Mentally Ill.

Discusses involuntary civil commitment of the mentally ill, focusing on the role of the State, standards, possible constitutional limitations, procedural safeguards, and emergency detention. Includes bibliography.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1978.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:
Bibliography.
Civil procedure.
Constitutional law.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Discusses involuntary civil commitment of the mentally ill, focusing on the role of the State, standards, possible constitutional limitations, procedural safeguards, and emergency detention. Includes bibliography.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.