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Herr, Stanley S. – 1979
The book explores the legal profession's role in protecting the rights of mentally handicapped individuals. Section 1 provides background on mental retardation and residential care, explaining that mental retardation and poverty are closely interrelated. Section 2 reviews the long accepted public policy of supplanting institutional care with…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Community Services, Institutionalized Persons
