Objective People with mental illnesses are understood to be overrepresented in the US
criminal justice system, and accurate prevalence estimates in corrections settings are crucial …

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 …

Abstract Background The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world which
has created a public health crisis. Correctional facilities have become a front line for mental …

Offenders with mental illness have attracted substantial attention over the recent years,
given their prevalence and poor outcomes. A number of interventions have been developed …

Psychology 2e Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Psychology 2e SENIOR CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
ROSE M. SPIELMAN, FORMERLY OF QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY WILLIAM J. JENKINS …

Background Past studies have identified poor rates of detection of mental illness among
inmates. Consequently, mental health screening is a common feature to various correctional …

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 …

Faced with high and increasing rates of mental disorder within the criminal justice system
(CJS), a range of interventions have been implemented in an effort to prevent continued …

Recent anecdotal reports have suggested that disciplinary segregation in prison is
disproportionately used against mentally ill inmates. To date, little research has examined …

This chapter reviews the scientific and gray literatures regarding the provision of forensic
mental health services around the world. It examines the fundamental system-level …