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What role did dorothea dix play in social reforms of the early 1800s?
She was one of the most vigorous social reformers, also a Boston schoolteacher. She funded a new mental hospital. Mentally il people were treated as criminals and she stopped this by going to jail's and fighting for a change.
If you go into a bank with a gun and steal all their lolli pops will you still go to jail?
Yes- or a mental hospital.
Who led a drive to create a state run mental hospital after visiting the east Cambridge mass jail in 1841?
Dorothea dix
What is the definition of jail?
A place where criminals are confined.
Common method of punishment for criminals?
jail
Does criminals escape from jail?
in movies they do but mostly no
Why do people with psychosis go to a mental health hospital and not jail?
Because being around other people in such a small space could mess them up even more. There's too many people in such a small place for them. Most important: They need special mental treatment and mental care which is not available in jail.
Are mostly mentally disabled kids in jail?
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Is there a such thing as manipulating the mental health system?
Yes. You can manipulate anything. For example many criminals are deemed insane in order to avoid proper jail time or death penalties after committing a crime.
How many criminals are in jail because of drugs?
TOO MANY.
What is a place where criminals are looked after?
prison, jail, hoosegow, slammer, joint
Are most mentally ill people in jail?
i hope so
