Within policing research there is currently little research examining the role of procedural
justice in shaping legitimacy and considering their joint role in shaping compliance …

Background In involuntary psychiatric admission, used globally, professionals or caretakers
decide upon hospitalization regardless of what the person with psychosocial disabilities …

The May 2015 release of the report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing
highlighted a fundamental change in the issues dominating discussions about policing in …

Crime is an expensive aspect of society, and each year huge amounts of public money are
spent on the courts, police, probation services, and prisons, while the human costs in terms …

This study examined the perceptions and lived experiences of people with mental illness in
relation to their interactions with the police. A community-based participatory research …

The procedural justice model has been widely used as an explanation for understanding
legitimacy and compliance with the law, particularly within the context of policing. Central to …

There are now more than 300 mental health courts in the United States; yet studies on their
effectiveness in reducing criminal recidivism are relatively few, and most follow defendants …

When legal authorities evaluate the courts, their focus has traditionally been upon the
degree to which the courts achieve two distinct objectives: establishing the truth and …

Specialized court programs have expanded beyond drug treatment to address issues such
as mental health, domestic violence, veterans, and reentry through evidenced-based …

As researchers and practitioners begin to understand the complex relationship between
victimization and offending, there is an increased need to address prior trauma in the court …