NCJ Number
31713
Date Published
1975
Length
59 pages
Annotation
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONFERENCE WAS TO PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT INTO THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED DAILY BY LINE PERSONNEL IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES WHEN COMING INTO CONTACT WITH EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CLIENTS.
Abstract
THESE EDITED PRESENTATIONS OF THE FOUR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS (PLUS REACTIONS FROM PANEL MEMBERS AND THE AUDIENCE) COVER THE NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EMOTIONAL ABNORMALITY FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD AND THE TYPES OF MENTAL ILLNESS PROBLEMS FACED BY CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL. ALSO REVIEWED WERE SOME OF THE IDEOLOGICAL AND SITUATIONAL BASES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO EMOTIONAL STRESS AND THE DISPOSITIONAL PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN HANDLING INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS.