The Mad and the Bad (Dwyer) (0008) 8:55-10:10 D BH 347
The chronic mentally ill and career criminals are perceived by many
as frustratingly intractable social problems. This course considers
both those labeled "mad" and those labeled "bad," as well as the ways
in which the criminal justice and mental health systems respond to
the mad and the bad. It also looks at how people move (and are moved)
back and forth between jails and hospitals, prisons and psychiatric
forensic units. Specific topics will include schizophrenia,
homelessness, the insanity and incompetency legal pleas, criminal
careers, psychopathy and serial killers, recovered memory syndrome,
and violent sexual offender legislation.