3 largest psychiatric facilities in the U.S.? L.A. County Jail Cook County Jail (Chicago) Riker’s Island (NYC) Copyright © 2019 Carolina Academic Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
Defining Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Substantial disorders of thought, perception, or mood that significantly impair an individual’s functioning Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder Depression Copyright © 2019 Carolina Academic Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
Prevalence of SMI in the Criminal Justice System 16% of jail/prison populations have SMI (Ditton, 1999) Approximately 50% of persons with mental illness have been arrested (Frankle et al., 2001; Solomon & Draine, 1995; Walsh & Bricourt, 1997) Less than 1% of people with SMI ever become violent (McCampbell, 2001) Copyright © 2019 Carolina Academic Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
Reasons for Overrepresentation of SMI in the Criminal Justice System Historical Events Societal Attitudes System Failures Copyright © 2019 Carolina Academic Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
Reasons for SMI in CJS: Historical Events 1940’s-50’s: Exposés of state hospitals 1952: Discovery of Thorazine 1963: Kennedy signs Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act 1970’s: “Imminent danger” standard of civil commitment …Deinstitutionalization movement Copyright © 2019 Carolina Academic Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
Reasons for SMI in CJS: Societal Attitudes 1980’s: Retributive, punitive attitudes toward CJ Increasing fear of individuals with MI Stigma Myths Copyright © 2019 Carolina Academic Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
Reasons for SMI in CJS: System Failures Law Enforcement Officers’ beliefs/biases about MI MI can contribute to detection by LE LE can’t say “no” Easier to arrest Copyright © 2019 Carolina Academic Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
Reasons for SMI in CJS: System Failures (cont.) Jails/Prisons Acute psychopathology Conditions of incarceration Disciplinary infractions Use of segregation Lack of mental health services Psychiatric medications Copyright © 2019 Carolina Academic Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
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