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The ethics of total confinement : a critique of madness, citizenship, and social justice /

The authors present a controversial thesis that demonstrates how the forces of captivity and risk management are sustained by several interdependent 'conditions of control.' These conditions impose barriers to justice and set limits on citizenship for one and all.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arrigo, Bruce A.
Other Authors: Bersot, Heather Y., Sellers, Brian G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:American Psychology-Law Society series.
Subjects:
Mentally ill offenders > Legal status, laws, etc.
Law > Philosophy.
Mental health laws.
Solitary confinement.
Mentally ill > Commitment and detention.
Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders
Internement (Psychiatrie)
Law > Philosophy
Mental health laws
Mentally ill > Commitment and detention
Solitary confinement
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The authors present a controversial thesis that demonstrates how the forces of captivity and risk management are sustained by several interdependent 'conditions of control.' These conditions impose barriers to justice and set limits on citizenship for one and all.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 300 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199897247
0199897247