Mental Health Courts

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dc.contributorLEMIT
dc.contributor.authorWaybourn, Travis
dc.coverage.spatialTexas (United States, North and Central America : state)
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-09T17:51:48Z
dc.date.available2020-12-09T17:51:48Z
dc.date.created2019-09-01
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionThe law enforcement community has to actively look where it can improve the everyday criminal justice system. This allows for innovation in the law enforcement practice. It is vital to progressively look at the revolving door of the mentally ill coming in and out of the jail system and determine a solution. Mental health research is large in mass and has several approaches for success. One of those areas of approach is development and practice of the mental health courts (MHC). Throughout this paper examples will be provided that prove mental health courts can be effective and reduce recidivism. A large proportion of the jail population suffers from mental illness (Kesten et al., 2012). The MHC can provide avenues and options to divert some offenders from jail. This is not to say some do not belong in jail. It is simply an option for the professionals of the criminal justice system to evaluate the jail population and mentally ill at the same time. The research provided will show that these courts will reduce recidivism among the mentally ill, all while providing treatment for betterment of the offender.
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dc.identifier.other1906
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2885
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherLaw Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT)
dc.rightsProduced under the auspices of LEMIT. Quotations from this paper must be cited.
dc.subjectMental health courts
dc.subjectPolice services for the mentally ill
dc.titleMental Health Courts
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