Add to ORKGIssues raised by the influx of defendants with serious mental illnesses are some of the most important that criminal judges confront. Because of the volume of defendants with mental illnesses, the impact goes beyond that of the individual case and extends to jails, police and sheriff departments, the treatment system, and ultimately to the role of the judge. This article suggests some of the ways in which communities have attempted to respond to these issues, and highlights the fact that judges have become significant leaders as well as innovators in such efforts. Not every judge will decide to adopt one or more of these roles, but regardless, it is likely that the issues that mental illness creates for the criminal justice system will exis...
Problem-solving courts—such as drug treatment courts, mental health courts, and domestic violence co...
Our issue begins with the annual review of the past Term’s criminal cases from the United States Sup...
There is a lot of talk these days about the role of a judge, especially among trial court judges. Fr...
Issues raised by the influx of defendants with serious mental illnesses are some of the most importa...
One of the most important developments in American law over the last decade has been the exponential...
One of the most important developments in American law over the last decade has been the exponential...
Table of Contents: A Judges’ Guide to Social Science by John Monahan & Laurens Walker Mental Illness...
Table of Contents: A Judges’ Guide to Social Science by John Monahan & Laurens Walker Mental Illness...
A Judges’ Guide to Social Science by John Monahan & Laurens Walker Mental Illness and the Courts: So...
Reactions to the lead article in this issue may vary greatly. Some will find its conclusions surpris...
Reactions to the lead article in this issue may vary greatly. Some will find its conclusions surpris...
Problem-solving courts—such as drug treatment courts, mental health courts, and domestic violence co...
This Article explores the establishment of mental health courts as a partial solution to the perplex...
This article begins and ends with a call for more empirical research to understand the connection be...
Despite the proliferation of mental health courts across the United States, virtually no attention h...
Problem-solving courts—such as drug treatment courts, mental health courts, and domestic violence co...
Our issue begins with the annual review of the past Term’s criminal cases from the United States Sup...
There is a lot of talk these days about the role of a judge, especially among trial court judges. Fr...
Issues raised by the influx of defendants with serious mental illnesses are some of the most importa...
One of the most important developments in American law over the last decade has been the exponential...
One of the most important developments in American law over the last decade has been the exponential...
Table of Contents: A Judges’ Guide to Social Science by John Monahan & Laurens Walker Mental Illness...
Table of Contents: A Judges’ Guide to Social Science by John Monahan & Laurens Walker Mental Illness...
A Judges’ Guide to Social Science by John Monahan & Laurens Walker Mental Illness and the Courts: So...
Reactions to the lead article in this issue may vary greatly. Some will find its conclusions surpris...
Reactions to the lead article in this issue may vary greatly. Some will find its conclusions surpris...
Problem-solving courts—such as drug treatment courts, mental health courts, and domestic violence co...
This Article explores the establishment of mental health courts as a partial solution to the perplex...
This article begins and ends with a call for more empirical research to understand the connection be...
Despite the proliferation of mental health courts across the United States, virtually no attention h...
Problem-solving courts—such as drug treatment courts, mental health courts, and domestic violence co...
Our issue begins with the annual review of the past Term’s criminal cases from the United States Sup...
There is a lot of talk these days about the role of a judge, especially among trial court judges. Fr...