Although there is broad consensus that people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) are
overrepresented in correctional settings, there is less agreement about the policy trends that …

Since the deinstitutionalization movement, many researchers have suggested that
psychiatric patients have moved from one type of institution to another-a process known as …

One of the major concerns in present-day psychiatry is the criminalization of persons with
serious mental illness (SMI). This trend began in the late 1960s when deinstitutionalization …

The overrepresentation of people with serious mental illness in the criminal justice system is
a complex problem. A long-standing explanation for this phenomenon, the criminalization …

Background With one in every 108 Americans behind bars, the deinstitutionalization of
prisons is a pressing issue for all those facing the daunting challenges of successfully …

This article examines the rising number of people with serious mental illness (PSMI) in the
criminal justice system and suggests remedies for improving care and services for this …

People with mental illness make up a disproportionate share of the criminal justice–involved
population. The passage of critical new reforms affecting health care for vulnerable …

Both targeted programs and wholesale changes are sorely needed in how individuals with
mental illness are processed in the criminal justice system. Mental illness is not as directly …

This is the second essay in a two‐part series exploring the relationships between mental
illness, criminal behavior, and the criminal justice system. The number of mentally ill persons …

Although there is broad consensus that the state psychiatric hospital population drastically
declined over the past five decades, the destination and well-being of people with serious …