Recommended Titles and Treatises
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Prisoner Rights
The mentally disordered inmate and the law
2 volumes. Updated by new edition.
The second edition of Fred Cohen's "The mentally disordered inmate and the law" expands its coverage of the legal issues that face mentally disordered inmates and prison professionals alike. The two volume set discusses a wide range of topics regarding inmates, beginning with a general treatment of the inmate's place in the legal world and narrowing to specialized treatment of juvenile and sexually violent offenders. In addition to in-depth analysis of the significant court cases on the topic, Cohen presents readers with the actual text of the decisions.