International human rights and mental disability law : when the silenced are heard /
Examining the mistreatment of persons with mental disabilities around the world, Michael Perlin identifies universal factors that contaminate mental disability law, including lack of comprehensive legislation and of independent counsel; inadequate care; poor or nonexistent community programming; and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | American Psychology-Law Society series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Examining the mistreatment of persons with mental disabilities around the world, Michael Perlin identifies universal factors that contaminate mental disability law, including lack of comprehensive legislation and of independent counsel; inadequate care; poor or nonexistent community programming; and inhumane forensic systems. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 339 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199875122 019987512X 9780199914548 0199914540 |