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Assessing the effectiveness of mental health courts: A quantitative review
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The findings suggest that MHCs are an effective intervention but this assertion is not definitive as many of the studies are not as strong as would be ideal thus limiting the conclusions.About:
This article is published in Journal of Criminal Justice.The article was published on 2011-01-01. It has received 166 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mental health court & Mental health.read more
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Recidivism following mental health court exit: Between and within-group comparisons.
TL;DR: Examination of Mental Health Courts for Recidivism 1 year postexit suggests that MHCs may be particularly effective for high-risk participants and that time spent in a MHC has positive effects on recidivism, regardless of graduation status.
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Rethinking responsibility in offenders with acquired paedophilia: Punishment or treatment?
Frederic Gilbert,Farah Focquaert +1 more
TL;DR: Decisions to fully or partially excuse an individual who fulfil the diagnosis of acquired paedophilia should take all relevant information into account, both neurobiological and other environmental evidence, and should proceed on a careful case by case analysis before sentencing or offering treatment.
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Improving Access To Care And Reducing Involvement In The Criminal Justice System For People With Mental Illness.
TL;DR: Current knowledge about the involvement of people with mental illness in the criminal justice system is summarized and the recent opportunities presented by national and local policies that aim to lower the proportion of such people who are incarcerated are considered.
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The Impact of Community Treatment on Recidivism Among Mental Health Court Participants
Woojae Han,Allison D. Redlich +1 more
TL;DR: For the MHC sample, but not the treatment-as-usual sample, increased treatment was associated with reduced recidivism, and findings indicated increases in receipt of community treatment among MHC participants.
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Mentally Ill Offenders Involved With the U.S. Criminal Justice System: A Synthesis
TL;DR: The primary goal is to provide a detailed picture of the status of mentally ill offenders—including prevalence, basic demographic information, bio-psycho-social status, mental health, and family histories—and also to identify the problems, conditions, and obstacles faced while under the jurisdiction of the criminal justice system.
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