Mentally Ill Individuals in Jails and Prisons

Both targeted programs and wholesale changes are sorely needed in how individuals with mental illness are processed in the criminal justice system. Mental illness is not as directly related to criminal involvement or violence as is often assumed. Mentally ill individuals are nonetheless disproportio...

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Authors: Mulvey, Edward P. (Author) ; Schubert, Carol A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Crime and justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 231-277
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Criminal justice system
Mental Illness
USA
United States
Mental health service
Prison