Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness

by Alisa Roth

Law Medicine Mental Health social issues

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Alisa Roth's Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness explores the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system. Focusing on America's treatment of mental illness in criminal contexts, the book considers a consequential social, medical, and legal issue.

ISBN-13 9781541646476 ASIN 1541646479 Views 32 Publisher Basic Books Year 2020 Edition Illustrated Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 336 Adult No Created August 21, 2026 Updated September 10, 2026

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Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness addresses the relationship between mental illness and the criminal justice system in the United States.

Written by Alisa Roth, the book focuses on how America treats people with mental illness within criminal and legal contexts.

Its subject connects mental health, medicine, law, and broader social policy.

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