Isomorphic Pressures on Jail Diversion: From Serious Mental Illness to Opioid Use Disorder

This article explains how jail diversion introduced in one Midwestern county changed its focus over time from persons with serious mental illness (PSMI) to persons with opioid use disorder (POUD). Applying the theory of institutional isomorphism, the authors use both qualitative interview and quanti...

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Authors: Staton, Monte D. (Author) ; Andraka-Christou, Barbara 1988- (Author) ; Watson, Dennis P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: The prison journal
Year: 2021, Volume: 101, Issue: 2, Pages: 187-209
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Strafvollzug
Straftäter
Opiate
Psychische Krankheit
Isomorphism
opioid use disorder
Mental Illness
Jail diversion
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Summary:This article explains how jail diversion introduced in one Midwestern county changed its focus over time from persons with serious mental illness (PSMI) to persons with opioid use disorder (POUD). Applying the theory of institutional isomorphism, the authors use both qualitative interview and quantitative program data to explore the isomorphic pressures that caused programming change resulting from an opioid addiction crisis at the expense of arrested PSMI not appropriate for treatment with Vivitrol®.
ISSN:1552-7522
DOI:10.1177/0032885521991092