{"product_id":"mental-health-and-criminal-justice-by-marozane-spamers-paperback","title":"Mental Health and Criminal Justice - by Marozane Spamers - Paperback","description":"Mental health is an urgent and growing concern within\u003cbr\u003ethe criminal justice system. The high prevalence of mental health concerns among those interacting with the criminal justice system highlights the importance of developing and implementing evidence-based, informed and culturally competent mental health-related policy.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first book in Aotearoa New Zealand that\u003cbr\u003efocuses on mental health policy and law at different stages of the criminal justice process. Bridging academic insight and practical application, the book takes a critical, rights-based and multidisciplinary approach, engaging with law, criminology, psychology and political science to explore the realities of how mental health intersects with justice in policy, practice and lived experience.\u003cbr\u003eThe book is aimed at third year and postgraduate\u003cbr\u003estudents and will appeal to students of criminal justice, law, sociology, criminology, psychology and psychiatry.\u003cbr\u003eIt will also be a valuable resource for people working in the mental health and criminal justice space, including lawyers, policy makers, forensic experts, corrections, police, victim advocacy services, citizens advice, mental health services and other related parties or organisations – as well as anyone navigating the criminal justice system.\u003cbr\u003e“Mental health touches every corner of New Zealand’s\u003cbr\u003ecriminal justice system – from those accused or convicted of crime, to the victims and families affected, to the professionals working within it. This book constitutes a timely and essential resource for understanding these complex intersections.”\u003cbr\u003e—Helen Farley, Director of Criminal Justice, University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha\u003cbr\u003ePUBLISHER:\u003cbr\u003eCanterbury University Press\u003cbr\u003eAUTHOR:\u003cbr\u003eMarozane Spamers\u003cbr\u003eBIND:\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePAGES:\u003cbr\u003e270\u003cbr\u003eDIMENSIONS:\u003cbr\u003e210 x 297 mm","brand":"NATIONWIDE BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":44494281375833,"sku":"PR1085940","price":168.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2551\/5502\/files\/volts9781988503554_0_TSM9QCFJCNI1.jpg?v=1786164876","url":"https:\/\/smartfox.co.nz\/products\/mental-health-and-criminal-justice-by-marozane-spamers-paperback","provider":"SmartfoxNZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}