Minimizing the Involvement of Mentally Ill Persons with the Criminal Justice System

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Mentally Ill Persons

Mentally Ill Persons in the Criminal Justice System: Some Perspectives

2004 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Richard Lamb ◽  
Linda E. Weinberger ◽  
Bruce H. Gross
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Mentally Ill Persons

Current Issues in the Criminal Justice System

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
David DeMatteo ◽  
Kirk Heilbrun ◽  
Alice Thornewill ◽  
Shelby Arnold
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Therapeutic Jurisprudence ◽  
Revolving Door ◽  
The Other ◽  
Recidivism Rates ◽  
System P ◽  
Problem Solving Courts

This chapter provides an introduction to the scope of the problems facing the criminal justice system, with a specific focus on the overrepresentation of mental illness and substance abuse among justice-involved individuals. After discussing the “revolving door” and increased incarceration and recidivism rates among mentally ill and drug-involved offenders, the authors introduce therapeutic jurisprudence and the other foundational principles and common themes of problem-solving courts. This discussion illustrates the paradigm shift away from punishment and toward rehabilitation and increased collaboration among different entities within the criminal justice system. The chapter concludes with a brief review of the contents of the volume.

scholarly journals Negligence Vis-À-Vis Ignorance Of Fact With Reference To Responsibilities Of Investigative Officers

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (08) ◽  
pp. 33-39
Author(s):  
Mahesh A. Tripathi ◽  
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Anand Kumartripathi ◽  
Shahanshah Gulpham ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Human Right ◽  
High Courts ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Lower Courts ◽  
Stake Holder ◽  
Investigative Process

An investigative officer is the first stake holder of the criminal justice system who is responsible to bring each and every fact of the crime and to bring accused before the court of law. Sec- 328,Cr.P.C. emphasis on the inquiry of unsoundness of mind of an accused that believe to be suffering from any mental illness and a magistrate immediately directs prosecution for the a medical examination. If Magistrate is convinced that the person is of unsound mind and consequently incapable of making his defence, he shall postpone proceedings and referred the accused to the hospital for the treatment. Section- 100 to 105 of Mental Health Care Act, 2017 also laid down procedures to deal with mentally ill people who come in contact with law. However, it is found that investigative officers are either not aware of these criminal procedures or showing negligence towards it. Few cases of insanity were cometo notice by the Hon’ble High Courts where investigative officer’s negligence resulted into miscarriage of judgments by lower courts. In this research article authors discussed few cases where Court has found lacuna’s in investigative process and by setting past judgments aside deliver fresh judgment in the favour of an insane defendant. Researcher also explores the issue of human right violation by the criminal justice system itself. In conclusion some deliberations are made to eliminate such issues from criminal justice system.

“That’s Just the Tip of It Because It Goes Deeper Than That”: A Qualitative Exploration Into the Role of Mental Illness in Offending Onset and Subsequent Offending Behavior

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-364
Author(s):  
Stacy Calhoun
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Mentally Ill Offenders ◽  
Direct Role ◽  
Youth At Risk ◽  
Illegal Activities

There continues to be considerable debate regarding the most effective ways to reduce the number of mentally ill offenders in the adult criminal justice system. What is often missing from this national discussion is an examination of the factors associated with their initial involvement in illegal activities. This qualitative study assesses the self-perceived role that psychiatric symptoms had in the onset and continued offending of a sample of 28 parolees with mental illness. The findings showed that psychiatric symptoms rarely played a direct role in the onset and continued offending in this sample. Furthermore, the majority of the sample started offending prior to the age of 18, highlighting the need to devote more resources toward delivering evidence-based interventions to youth at risk of becoming involved in a criminal lifestyle as one strategy for reducing the number of mentally ill who become involved in the adult criminal justice system.

Criminalization of the Mentally Ill: Part I. Police Perceptions

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.L. Holley ◽  
J. Arboleda-Florez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Mentally Ill Offenders ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽  
Police Perceptions ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal

This paper reports the findings from Phase I of an ongoing prospective, longitudinal study of mentally ill offenders. The study documents the nature, extent and location of mentally ill offenders in the criminal justice system in Southern Alberta, evaluates mechanisms which are used to identify mentally ill offenders in need of treatment, identifies existing psychiatric services available within the criminal justice system and documents their psychiatric service utilization patterns. A study cohort of 611 was identified at their time of arrest and followed through the justice process from initial detention until final release. Part I on this study focusses on the period of arrest. More specifically, police perceptions of disturbed behaviour are examined. The prevalence of police-identified offenders is reported and police judgments regarding possible causes of disturbed behaviour (that is, mental illness, drugs, alcohol) and recommendations for psychiatric treatment are examined. Discrepancies between official recommendations made by police to a bail magistrate (and recorded on the arrest report) and unofficial recommendations collected as part of the study are explained in terms of differing decision-making models; clinical versus legal. Finally, the importance of police perceptions concerning the presence of mental illness as opposed to substance abuse are identified as important factors which influence the decision to recommend psychiatric examinations.

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