PSY P254
Mental Health and the Law
Explores the history of criminalization of persons with mental illness. Topics include challenges and needs of persons with mental illness; civil and outpatient commitment; law enforcement responses to persons with mental illness; and mentally ill offenders in jails and prisons.
Topics
- challenges and needs of persons with mental illness
- civil and outpatient commitment
- law enforcement responses to persons with mental illness
- and mentally ill offenders in jails and prisons
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Explores the history of criminalization of persons with mental illness. Topics include challenges and needs of persons with mental illness; civil and outpatient commitment; law enforcement responses to persons with mental illness; and mentally ill offenders in jails and prisons.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027