Chicago, Illinois Mar 26, 2021 (Issuewire.com) - Mentally ill inmates provide a unique challenge to corrections facilities and professionals. Criminologist Elvis Slaughter, MSCJ, provides needed, valuable insight on this important subject in his new book Mentally Ill Inmates & Corrections. In this seminal work, Elvis Slaughter, having worked with dangerous inmates during his experience at one of the largest correctional systems in the nation, aims at the genesis of mental illness.
About the Book
It’s not a secret that many inmates of correctional facilities are mentally ill. This can range from being ruthless and dangerous to antisocial sexual behavior that creates an immensely negative work environment for corrections officers, attorneys, and other staff. The big question is how to respond professionally to help those working in this environment while also being humane and helping rehabilitate when possible. In exciting news for all with an interest in these issues, with a three-decade tenure at the Cook County Sheriff’s Office retired Sheriff’s Superintendent Elvis Slaughter recently announced the release of his new book on the subject. Published by World Press Publishing, Slaughter’s new book Mentally Ill Inmates & Correctionswill be recognized as an invaluable resource.
“It is probably impossible to write a book on this subject without having the firsthand experience I’ve had,” commented Slaughter. “I hope this helps create win-win solutions in a very sensitive corrections area.”
In the book, Slaughter considers the true stories behind some of the more infamous mentally ill criminals, including John Wayne Gacy, shining a light on the challenges officers face every day. He also clarifies that despite some crimes committed by inmates, there is a moral demand to act humanely, both to benefit the inmate and for the officer’s psyches.
Mentally Ill Inmates & Correctionsisin paperback format (ISBN: 978-1-7360506-2-0, 170 pp., $18.95) and available at Amazon.comandhttps://worldpresspublishing.orgon March 25, 2021.
About the Author
Elvis Slaughter, MSCJ, is an educator, retired sheriff’s superintendent, former fire and police commissioner, criminologist, and former president of the Illinois Academy of Criminology. He is an author of 10 books and has published books and articles since 2005, including Safer Jail and Prison Matters: Effective Ways to Manage and Reduce Violence in Correctional Facilities and Preschool to Prison.
Media Contact
Elvis Slaughter eslaugh108@aol.com https://worldpresspublishing.org/
