Who qualifies for rights? : homelessness, mental illness, and civil commitment /
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| Language: | English |
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Ithaca [N.Y.] :
Cornell University Press,
2002.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The civil commitment of Joyce Brown
- 2. The theory behind civil commitment : rights and the mentally ill
- 3. Legal status and civil commitment
- 4. The history of commitment law in the United States
- 5. The practice of civil commitment
- 6. To qualify rights in civil commitment
- 7. Conclusion : who qualifies for rights?