This evaluation examines the effectiveness of the Fulton County Discharge Planning Program in expediting the mentally ill defendant through the criminal justice system. The sample consists of 30 males who have been diagnosed as mentally ill and consented to jail diversion. Participants were randomly selected from a list provided from the discharge planner without demographic restrictions. Data for this study was collected using a 49-item questionnaire. The Attitude Measure Scale II (AMSII) questionnaire consists of 49 questions inquiring about the participants' beliefs about professionals, knowledge about the Fulton County Discharge Planning Program and community mental health services. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. ...
This descriptive study investigates whether offenders with mental illness are diverted from the crim...
Deinstitutionalization funneled individuals with mental illnesses out of so-called asylums and into ...
In the United States, recidivism rates among juvenile offenders continue to grow year after year, de...
Jail diversion programs are designed to prevent the incarceration of mentally ill offenders and to f...
The purpose of this research study is to understand the characteristics of the people arrested for f...
Discusses the benefits of redirecting the mentally ill from the criminal justice system
The purpose of this evaluation is to explore the efficacy of social workers in reducing the rate of ...
This analysis is concerned with understanding the facets of criminal justice diversion programs that...
Approximately 30% of adolescents in the United States have engaged in delinquent acts. Juvenile deli...
Diversion programs are initiatives in which persons with serious mental illness who are involved wit...
Should mentally ill offenders on probation be eligible for inclusion in South Carolina Mental Health...
The purpose for this study is to address the need to examine the effectiveness of the Mental Health ...
Background: In recent years, jurisdictions have recognized the strain placed on limited existing res...
The number of America’s mental health courts has grown significantly over the course of the past 15 ...
The decision to establish a mental health court in Utah\u27s First District was largely a political ...
This descriptive study investigates whether offenders with mental illness are diverted from the crim...
Deinstitutionalization funneled individuals with mental illnesses out of so-called asylums and into ...
In the United States, recidivism rates among juvenile offenders continue to grow year after year, de...
Jail diversion programs are designed to prevent the incarceration of mentally ill offenders and to f...
The purpose of this research study is to understand the characteristics of the people arrested for f...
Discusses the benefits of redirecting the mentally ill from the criminal justice system
The purpose of this evaluation is to explore the efficacy of social workers in reducing the rate of ...
This analysis is concerned with understanding the facets of criminal justice diversion programs that...
Approximately 30% of adolescents in the United States have engaged in delinquent acts. Juvenile deli...
Diversion programs are initiatives in which persons with serious mental illness who are involved wit...
Should mentally ill offenders on probation be eligible for inclusion in South Carolina Mental Health...
The purpose for this study is to address the need to examine the effectiveness of the Mental Health ...
Background: In recent years, jurisdictions have recognized the strain placed on limited existing res...
The number of America’s mental health courts has grown significantly over the course of the past 15 ...
The decision to establish a mental health court in Utah\u27s First District was largely a political ...
This descriptive study investigates whether offenders with mental illness are diverted from the crim...
Deinstitutionalization funneled individuals with mental illnesses out of so-called asylums and into ...
In the United States, recidivism rates among juvenile offenders continue to grow year after year, de...