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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Main Author: Perlin, Michael L., 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:American Psychology-Law Society series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 339 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199875122
019987512X
9780199914548
0199914540