Who Qualifies for Rights? : Homelessness, Mental Illness, and Civil Commitment / Judith Lynn Failer.

When does a person become disqualified for some or all of the rights associated with full citizenship? Who does qualify for rights? When mental health workers took Joyce Brown from her "home" on a New York City sidewalk and hospitalized her against her will, she defended herself by asserti...

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Main Author: Failer, Judith Lynn (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
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