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Almost all jail inmates with mental illness will leave correctional settings and return to the community. Inadequate transition planning puts jail inmates who entered the jail in a state of crisis back on the streets in the middle...
Given the growth of juvenile detainee populations, epidemiologic data on their psychiatric disorders are increasingly important. Yet, there are few empirical studies. Until we have better epidemiologic data, we cannot...
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The evolving crisis of drug addiction and its intersection with the criminal justice system has prompted critical reassessment of punitive legal models. This paper argues that meaningful rehabilitation is best achieved through...
To identify trajectories of substance use disorders (SUDs) in youth during the 12 years after detention and how gender, race/ethnicity, and age at baseline predict trajectories.
As part of the Northwestern...
Justice-involved youth (JIY) have high rates of behavioral health disorders, but few can access, much less complete, treatment in the community. Behavioral health treatment completion among JIY is poorly understood, even within...
The juvenile justice system was established with the intent of rehabilitation (Fagan & Zimring, 2000). However, despite these intentions, the reality of juvenile incarceration is that it often fails in this...
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Co-responding police-mental health programs are increasingly used to respond to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’ in the community; however, there is limited understanding of program effectiveness and the mechanisms that promote...
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Mental illness is experienced at a higher rate among incarcerated individuals than the general population. This study is one of the first assessing the association of a jail-based mental health (MH) transition planning program...
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Mental Health Courts (MHCs) are a type of treatment court created to divert offenders with mental illness away from incarceration and into community-based treatment. While research on the impact of MHCs on recidivism has produced...
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In recent years, a growing number of prosecutors have established pretrial diversion programs, either before charges are filed with the court or after the court process begins, but before a disposition. This project's design...
