Bruce A. Arrigo, Heather Y. Bersot and Brian G. Sellers
In three parts, this volume in the AP-LS series explores the phenomena of captivity and risk management, guided and informed by the theory, method, and policy of psychological jurisprudence. The authors present a controversial thesis that demonstrates how the forces of captivity and risk
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 of political/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, are three "total confinement" case law data sets on which this analysis is based.
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. Carefully balancing 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 a thought-provoking and timely must-read for anyone interested in the ethical and legal issues regarding madness, citizenship, and social justice.
Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: On Madness, Citizenship, and Social Justice
1. The Ethics of Psychological Jurisprudence
2. Juvenile Transfer, Developmental Maturity, and Competency to Stand Trial
3. Inmate Mental Health, Solitary Confinement, and
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
4. Sexually Violent Predators, Criminal and Civil Confinement, and Community Reentry
5. Rethinking Total Confinement: Translating Social Theory into Justice Policy
Conclusion: Total Confinement, Psychological Jurisprudence, and Transformative Habits
of
Character: "Almost a Revolution"
Appendices
Notes
References
Index
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Bruce A. Arrigo, Ph.D. is Professor of Criminology, Law, & Societ in the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Heather Y. Bersot, M.S., earned a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte. Brian G. Sellers, M.S., is an instructor and doctoral student in the Department of Criminology at the University of South Florida.
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Juveniles at Risk - Christopher Slobogin and Mark R. Fondacaro
Psychological Injuries - William J. Koch, Kevin S. Douglas, Tonia L. Nicholls and Melanie L. O'Neill