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Why Are Severely Mentally Ill Persons In Jail and Prison?

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Cutler, D.L., Bigelow, D., Collins, V., Jackson, C., Field, G. (2002). Why Are Severely Mentally Ill Persons In Jail and Prison?. In: Backlar, P., Cutler, D.L. (eds) Ethics in Community Mental Health Care. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47558-8_9

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