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Mentally Ill Offenders in the Criminal Justice System: An Analysis and Prescription

Publication year: 2002 | Cataloged on: Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Results of an investigation into the criminalization of mentally ill individuals are reported. Sections of this report include: overview; the rising number of mentally ill persons behind bars -- the population shift from psychiatric hospitals to prisons and the shift's driving forces; developing solutions for community services, police contact/pre-booking, post booking, trial and sentencing, probation and parole, and suicide prevention and mental health services in jail and prison; and conclusion.
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