Bruce A. Arrigo, Ph.D. is Professor of Criminology, Law, & Society, 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.

"This is an important topic and this well-written book, replete with case law, thoroughly fulfills its purpose, making readers really think about issues for which there are no easy answers." -- Doody's"In sum, this important book accomplishes two distinct goals-- a close reading of case law addressing confinement choices for three groups of offenders and a large-scale societal critique." -- Susan Goldberg, PhD, Duquesne University, PsycCRITIQUES

• Series Foreword ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction: On Madness, Citizenship, and Social Justice ; Chapter 1: The Ethics of Psychological Jurisprudence ; Chapter 2: Juvenile Transfer, Developmental Maturity, and Competency to Stand Trial ; Chapter 3: Inmate Mental Health, Solitary Confinement, and Cruel and Unusual Punishment ; Chapter 4: Sexually Violent Predators, Criminal and Civil Confinement, and Community Reentry ; Chapter 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

Bruce A. Arrigo, Ph.D. is Professor of Criminology, Law, & Society, 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.

"This is an important topic and this well-written book, replete with case law, thoroughly fulfills its purpose, making readers really think about issues for which there are no easy answers." -- Doody's"In sum, this important book accomplishes two distinct goals-- a close reading of case law addressing confinement choices for three groups of offenders and a large-scale societal critique." -- Susan Goldberg, PhD, Duquesne University, PsycCRITIQUES

• Series Foreword ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction: On Madness, Citizenship, and Social Justice ; Chapter 1: The Ethics of Psychological Jurisprudence ; Chapter 2: Juvenile Transfer, Developmental Maturity, and Competency to Stand Trial ; Chapter 3: Inmate Mental Health, Solitary Confinement, and Cruel and Unusual Punishment ; Chapter 4: Sexually Violent Predators, Criminal and Civil Confinement, and Community Reentry ; Chapter 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

Bruce A. Arrigo, Ph.D. is Professor of Criminology, Law, & Society, 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.

"This is an important topic and this well-written book, replete with case law, thoroughly fulfills its purpose, making readers really think about issues for which there are no easy answers." -- Doody's"In sum, this important book accomplishes two distinct goals-- a close reading of case law addressing confinement choices for three groups of offenders and a large-scale societal critique." -- Susan Goldberg, PhD, Duquesne University, PsycCRITIQUES

• Series Foreword ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction: On Madness, Citizenship, and Social Justice ; Chapter 1: The Ethics of Psychological Jurisprudence ; Chapter 2: Juvenile Transfer, Developmental Maturity, and Competency to Stand Trial ; Chapter 3: Inmate Mental Health, Solitary Confinement, and Cruel and Unusual Punishment ; Chapter 4: Sexually Violent Predators, Criminal and Civil Confinement, and Community Reentry ; Chapter 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