Homelessness and Commitment : The Cases of Joyce Brown (a/k/a Billie Boggs).

Discusses precedent-setting New York involuntary commitment cases which highlight the dilemma of striking a balance between the individual rights and liberties of the homeless and a State's right to hospitalize mentally ill persons at risk of harming themselves or others.

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], 1988.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Civil rights. Homelessness. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book