Over the past several years, individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) have become
involved with the legal system at an increasing rate. State psychiatric hospitals and …

The article provides an introduction to the special section of" Psychiatric Quarterly". This
issue of the journal presents a group of papers derived from a conference of the same name …

The first chapter provides an overview of the issues. It notes that persons with mental
illnesses who come into contact with the criminal justice system bear a double burden: the …

Persons with schizophrenia and other severe mental disorders are at risk for falling through
the cracks between the criminal justice and mental health systems. This article is based on a …

OBJECTIVE: The presence of severely mentally ill persons in jails and prisons is an urgent
problem. This review examines this problem and makes recommendations for preventing …

A nationwide (US) survey of major public mental hospitals treating patients who are
incompetent for trial, not guilty by reason of insanity, mentally disordered sex offenders, or …

In the song “Who Killed Davey Moore?” Pete Seeger outlines the death of a boxer. Each
verse portrays the excuse of a different party to the match: the referee, the promoter, Davey …

Criminalization of Mental Illness provides an excellent overview of these recent
developments from a variety of perspectives. Senior author Risdon N. Slate is a criminal …

The purpose of this study was to examine the national practices of psychotherapy services
for male offenders with mental illness (OMI) in state correctional facilities. Participants …

The introductory sections note that upward of 700,000 persons entering the criminal justice
system each year have active symptoms of serious mental disorders. In addition, 75 percent …