The Development of Forensic Social Work.

Whitmer, Gary E.

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ERIC Number: EJ283713

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Publication Date: 1983

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The Development of Forensic Social Work.

Whitmer, Gary E.

Social Work, v28 n3 p217-23 May-Jun 1983

Reviews the results of a shift in the circumstances of the deinstitutionalized mentally ill from care in state hospitals to legal prosecution. Discusses the reasons for this shift and describes a San Francisco program that attempts to deal with the problem. (JAC)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Caseworker Approach, Court Litigation, Crime, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Mental Disorders, Patients, Program Descriptions, Sentencing, State of the Art Reviews

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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