| ENTRY | ACQUISITION DATE | LOCATION |
| 18644 | 2010-06-08 | 343.96:362.2 A 452 |
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| TITLE |
| MENTAL HEALTH COURTS: A GUIDE TO RESEARCH-INFORMED POLICY AND PRACTICE |
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| ABSTRACT |
| The idea for this publication arises from the large number of individuals with mental illnesses involved in the criminal justice system, which has become a pressing policy issue within both the criminal justice system and the mental health system in the United States of America. It is intended to be a guide for practitioners and policymakers in assessing the utility of mental health courts. It describes how these courts work, and tries to address the extent to which such courts have achieved their goals. One of the main conclusions the researchers draw is that mental health courts seem to produce positive outcomes by producing a lower rate of recidivism and thus reducing the costs related to recidivism and the associated jail and court costs. |
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| AUTHOR(S) |
| ALMQUIST, LAUREN; DODD, ELIZABETH |
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| PUBLISHER | PLACE | YEAR | SERIES |
| UNITED STATES. COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS JUSTICE CENTER | NEW YORK, N.Y. | 2009 | |
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| PAGES | EDITION | NOTES |
| 49 | | 28 CM -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDICES |
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