RT Article
T1 Racial Variation in Mental Health Court Experiences and the Associations of These Experiences With Recidivism
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 47
IS 7
SP 808
OP 828
A1 Han, Woojae
A2 Lee, Sungkyu
A2 Matejkowski, Jason
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1767865511
AB Little is known about how mental health court (MHC) experiences (including satisfaction and sanctioning, incentivizing, and life change events) differ by race and how this variation affects recidivism among MHC participants. This study examined how MHC experiences and recidivism differ between White (n = 170) and Black (n = 132) participants from four different MHCs in the United Sates. Negative binomial regression models, conducted separately for the two groups, indicated that life changes were associated with decreased arrests and that court sanctions were associated with increased number of arrests for both White and Black participants. Higher program satisfaction was positively associated with recidivism among Black participants only. To provide equitable services for people convicted of a crime with mental illness, professionals should acknowledge racial variation in the experiences of MHC participants (both within the MHC and the communities in which they are situated) and how these experiences relate to recidivism.
K1 Criminal Justice
K1 Mental health court
K1 racial variation
K1 Recidivism
DO 10.1177/0093854820921886