In response to the high recidivism rate associated with mentally ill offenders, many jurisdictions have developed specialized behavioral health courts. The following research examined the efficacy of the Fresno County Superior Court???s Behavioral Health Court (FCBHC) by comparing total number of arrests before and during participation in the FCBHC. Data from Fresno County Department of Probation files and Fresno County Superior Court records were used. During the baseline timeframe 6 out of 17 participants were dismissed from the behavioral health court. The results of this study showed a slight decrease in the number of total arrests among those that participated in the FCBHC. Future policy implications and suggestions for further researc...
Mental health courts have developed as one response to persons with mental illness who are involved ...
Mental health courts were created to help criminal defendants who have a mental illness that signifi...
The purpose for this study is to address the need to examine the effectiveness of the Mental Health ...
Mental health courts were created to help criminal defendants who do not meet not-guilty-for-reason-...
Mental health courts were created to help criminal defendants who do not meet not-guilty-for-reason-...
The purpose of this research study is to understand the characteristics of the people arrested for f...
The purpose of this research study is to understand the characteristics of the people arrested for f...
The decision to establish a mental health court in Utah\u27s First District was largely a political ...
The decision to establish a mental health court in Utah\u27s First District was largely a political ...
The decision to establish a mental health court in Utah\u27s First District was largely a political ...
Mental health courts have developed as one response to persons with mental illness who are involved ...
Mental health courts have developed as one response to persons with mental illness who are involved ...
The current study examined the efficacy of a specialized mental health court in reducing recidivism ...
Mental health courts have developed as one response to persons with mental illness who are involved ...
Mental health courts have developed as one response to persons with mental illness who are involved ...
Mental health courts have developed as one response to persons with mental illness who are involved ...
Mental health courts were created to help criminal defendants who have a mental illness that signifi...
The purpose for this study is to address the need to examine the effectiveness of the Mental Health ...
Mental health courts were created to help criminal defendants who do not meet not-guilty-for-reason-...
Mental health courts were created to help criminal defendants who do not meet not-guilty-for-reason-...
The purpose of this research study is to understand the characteristics of the people arrested for f...
The purpose of this research study is to understand the characteristics of the people arrested for f...
The decision to establish a mental health court in Utah\u27s First District was largely a political ...
The decision to establish a mental health court in Utah\u27s First District was largely a political ...
The decision to establish a mental health court in Utah\u27s First District was largely a political ...
Mental health courts have developed as one response to persons with mental illness who are involved ...
Mental health courts have developed as one response to persons with mental illness who are involved ...
The current study examined the efficacy of a specialized mental health court in reducing recidivism ...
Mental health courts have developed as one response to persons with mental illness who are involved ...
Mental health courts have developed as one response to persons with mental illness who are involved ...
Mental health courts have developed as one response to persons with mental illness who are involved ...
Mental health courts were created to help criminal defendants who have a mental illness that signifi...
The purpose for this study is to address the need to examine the effectiveness of the Mental Health ...