Longer-Term Impacts of Mental Health Courts: Recidivism Two Years After Exit

Ray, Bradley; Wales, Heathcote W.

doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201400569

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“…Some also suggest that the positive effects of MHCs are not coming at the expense of community safety goals (Christy et al, 2005). Growing research specifically highlights the importance of completing and graduating from MHC in reducing reoffending rates (Burns et al, 2013;Hiday et al, 2016;McNiel & Binder, 2007;Moore & Hiday, 2006;Ray, 2014;Snedker et al, 2017).…”

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Mental Health Courts

Snedker

2021

Handbook of Issues in Criminal Justice Reform in the United States

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Issues of mental health and mental illness inform the current crisis in the criminal justice system and inspire calls for reform. Specialized mental health courts (MHCs) address the growing problem of defendants with mental illness cycling through the criminal justice system. As a part of the broader problemsolving court movement, they represent an important innovation. This chapter provides a comprehensive account of MHCs from their inception to the present. Placing MHCs within a historical context, their development is described, and then key features that characterize these treatment courts are detailed. The chapter concludes with an exploration of the effectiveness of MHCs and specific recommendations for the next generation of MHCs are offered.

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