Does mental health treatment reduce recidivism among offenders with a psychotic illness?

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 r...

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Authors: Weatherburn, Donald James 1951- (Author) ; Adily, Armita (Author) ; Albalawi, Olayan (Author) ; Allnutt, Steven (Author) ; Butler, Tony (Author) ; Chowdhury, Nabila (Author) ; Wand, Handan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 239-258
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Diversion
Matching
Mental Health
Offending
Psychosis
Sanctions