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Intervention for Mentally Ill Offenders: Planning and Policy Issues to Consider
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Intervention for Mentally Ill Offenders: Planning and Policy Issues to Consider
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Texas. Criminal Justice Policy Council (Austin, TX)
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Published 2000.
16 pages.
Related Topics
Deinstitutionalization
(Justice System)
Institution alternatives
(Justice System)
Jails
(Offender Management)
Mentally ill
(Special Offenders)
Texas
Goals for and challenges to improving the planning of treatment for mentally ill offenders are examined. Some of the issues discussed include: the Texas Council on Offenders with Mental Impairments (TCOMI) has broad responsibilities but limited resources; de-institutionalization has shifted public mental health services to the local level where resources are limited; only 27% of those that need treatment received it; and five policy recommendations to consider.
Accession Number: 016839
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