RT Article
T1 Does mental health treatment reduce recidivism among offenders with a psychotic illness?
JF Journal of criminology
VO 54
IS 2
SP 239
OP 258
A1 Weatherburn, Donald James 1951-
A1 Adily, Armita
A1 Albalawi, Olayan
A1 Allnutt, Steven
A1 Butler, Tony
A1 Chowdhury, Nabila
A1 Wand, Handan
A2 Adily, Armita
A2 Albalawi, Olayan
A2 Allnutt, Steven
A2 Butler, Tony
A2 Chowdhury, Nabila
A2 Wand, Handan
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1762967308
AB Prison inmate health surveys consistently show high proportions of prisoners have mental health problems; however, scholarly opinion is divided on the contribution of mental illness to offending. Some contend that mental illness is not a cause of offending and that mental health treatment will not reduce offending. Others maintain mental health treatment can reduce the risk of offending among persons with a significant mental illness. In this article we report the results of a rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of mental health treatment in reducing offending amongst a cohort of defendants with a diagnosis of psychosis. We find evidence that the provision of mental health treatment to defendants with a psychotic illness does significantly reduce the risk of further offending.
K1 Diversion
K1 Matching
K1 Mental Health
K1 Offending
K1 Psychosis
K1 Sanctions
DO 10.1177/0004865821996426