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Mental health

  • Effective Prison Mental Health Services: Guidelines to Expand and Improve Treatment

    "[H]istorical , legal, and ethical issues relevant to dealing with mental illness in the field of corrections" are discussed (p. iii).
  • Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting, July 11-13, 2004

    Contents of these proceedings include: meeting highlights; gangs in the 21st century; defining Network issues -- a discussion; identifying and mana
  • The Effects of Solitary Confinement: Commentary on One Year Longitudinal Study of the Psychological Effects of Administrative Segregation

    The author comments on research done by the Colorado Department of Corrections and the University of Colorado’s Department of Psychology concerning
  • Webinar Archive: Women Engaged in the Criminal Justice System

    This webinar “discussed the current research and best practices related to the successful management and treatment of women in the criminal justice
  • Opportunities for Information Sharing to Enhance Health and Public Safety Outcomes: A Report by the Criminal Justice and Health Collaboration Project, Version 1

    “This report was designed as a resource for the justice and health fields to: Identify the full range of beneficial information exchanges between t
  • Juvenile Justice System

    “Children who come to the attention of the juvenile justice system are a challenging and underserved population.
  • Bernalillo County Mental Health Clinic Case Study

    “Determining how to provide effective mental health treatment for youth involved in the juvenile justice system - and ensuring that it continues af
  • Building Bridges: LGBT Populations: A Dialogue on Advancing Opportunities for Recovery from Addictions and Mental Health Problems

    “[D]espite some recent advances in understanding and acceptance, LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender] individuals remain subject to the t
  • Confabulation in Correctional Settings: An Exploratory Review

    This article addresses a little understood issue in corrections-confabulation.
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