title: Commentary: Evaluations of DOJ investigations of state psychiatric hospitals.
abstract: Geller and Lee use their study of Findings Letters, sent by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to the states after investigations of state psychiatric hospitals, as a way to study the investigation process itself. Their article serves as a useful program evaluation for DOJ and suggests important ways in which the investigations could be improved.
authors.affiliation: USC Institute of Psychiatry, Law, and Behavioral Science, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0125, USA. hlamb@usc.edu
authors.forename: H Richard
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Lamb
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015709:Correspondence as Topic; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006783:Hospitals, State / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*