Court decisions and the social services

Decisions in federal courts are increasingly affecting the delivery of social services in state mental and penal institutions. How did the courts get involved? How do their decisions help? Here is a discussion of these issues by the federal judge responsible for the landmark Wyatt v. Stickney decisi...

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Published in:Social work (New York) 1975-09, Vol.20 (5), p.343-347
Main Author: Johnson, Frank M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioethics
Court/Courts/Courtly
Courts of law
Decision/Decisional/Decisions
Delivery of Health Care
Federal courts
Federal/Federalism
Humans
Institutionalization
Judges
Judicial Role
Jurisprudence
Mental health
Patient Advocacy
Patient Rights
Prison conditions
Prisoners
Prisons
Reference Standards
Social Change
Social service/Social services
Social services
Social work
State hospitals
United States/US
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Summary:Decisions in federal courts are increasingly affecting the delivery of social services in state mental and penal institutions. How did the courts get involved? How do their decisions help? Here is a discussion of these issues by the federal judge responsible for the landmark Wyatt v. Stickney decision.
ISSN:0037-8046
1545-6846
DOI:10.1093/sw/20.5.343