Mental Health Courts: Why? Why Not?
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 17, Number 06, March/April 2016 , pp.87-88(2)
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Abstract:
A brief review of an interesting study weighing the pros and cons of these specialized courts. Is the MHC just another box through which the publicly mental ill must pass or is it a significant factor in authentic diversion?Keywords: mental illness and criminal conduct; recidivism; overall charges and rearrests; days incarcerated; pre-program and post-program jail days; co-occurring substance use
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1: Executive Editor.