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Systematic Review of Mental Health Court Efficacy in Reducing Recidivism and Improving Treatment Outcomes

Year: 2019

Type: review

Abstract: The current proportion of inmates with a serious mental illness is higher than the proportion of persons with a serious mental illness in the general United States population. In the past two decades, mental health courts have emerged in an effort to direct people with a serious mental illness in the criminal justice system towards the resources they need for recovery rather than simply and only punish them. Operating under the principal of therapeutic jurisprudence, these courts take special consideration for the emotional and psychological well-being of the offender. This systematic literature review evaluates the effect mental health courts have on criminal recidivism and treatment outcomes of persons with mental illness who participate in them and discusses the implications of its findings on future research directions.

Source: The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University)

Author: M. S. Law

Language: English

Topic: Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funder: Ohio State University

OpenAlex ID: W2966040332

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