The ethics of total confinement: a critique of madness, citizenship, and social justice

Richly interdisciplinary in orientation, this insightful volume in the American Psychology-Law Society Series series explores the phenomena of captivity and risk management, guided and informed by the theory, method, and policy of psychological jurisprudence. In three parts, this volume in the AP-LS series explores the phenomena of captivity and risk management, guided and informed bythe theory, method, and policy of psychological jurisprudence. The authors present a controversial thesis that demonstrates how the forces of captivity andrisk management are sustained by several interdependent "conditions of control." These conditions impose barriers to justice and set limits on citizenship for one and all. Situated at the nexus ofpolitical/social theory, mental health law and jurisprudential ethics, the book examines and critiques constructs such as offenders and victims; self and society; therapeutic and restorative; health; harm; and community. So, too, arethree "total confinement" case law data sets on which this analysis isbased. The volume stands alone in its efforts to systematically "diagnose" the moral reasoning lodged within prevailing judicial opinions that sustain captivity and risk management practices impacting: (1) the rights of juveniles found competent to stand criminal trial, the mentally ill placed in long-term disciplinary isolation, and sex offenders subjected to civil detention and community re-entry monitoring; (2) the often unmet needs of victims; and (3) the demands of an ordered society. Carefullybalancing sophisticated insights with concrete and cutting-edge applications,the book concludes with a series of provocative, yet practical, recommendations for future research and meaningful reform within institutional practice, programming, and policy. The Ethics of Total Confinement is athought-provoking and timely must-read for anyone interested in the ethical and legal issues regarding madness, citizenship, and social justice. Series ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: On Madness, Citizenship, and Social JusticeChapter 1: The Ethics of Psychological JurisprudenceChapter 2: Juvenile Transfer, Developmental Maturity, and Competency to StandTrialChapter 3: Inmate Mental Health, Solitary Confinement, and Cruel and Unusual PunishmentChapter 4: Sexually Violent Predators, Criminal and Civil Confinement, and Community ReentryChapter 5: Rethinking Total Confinement: Translating Social Theory into Justice PolicyConclusion: Total Confinement, Psychological Jurisprudence, and Transformative Habits of Character: "Almost a Revolution"AppendicesNotesReferencesIndex

• ISBN: 978-0-19-537221-2
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 28/07/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés