Comparing outcomes for diverted and nondiverted jail detainees with mental illnesses

作     者：Steadman, HJ Cocozza, JJ Veysey, BM 

作者机构：Policy Res Associates Inc Delmar NY 12054 USA Rutgers State Univ Sch Criminal Justice Newark NJ 07102 USA 

出 版 物：《LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR》 (法律与人类行为)

年 卷 期：1999年第23卷第6期

页      面：615-627页

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学科分类：0402[教育学-心理学(可授教育学、理学学位）] 0301[法学-法学] 03[法学] 

基　　金：Mississippi Department of Mental Health  DMH 

主　　题：社区精神卫生中心 精神障碍/并发症 精神障碍/康复 美国中西部 多元分析 囚犯 生活质量 物质相关性障碍/心理学 成年人 女(雌)性 人类 男(雄)性 

摘      要：Jail diversion programs have been proposed for use with persons with mental illnesses. While much support exists for these programs in theory, little is known about their characteristics, the individuals they divert, or their effectiveness. The current study focuses on identifying the characteristics of persons diverted through a court-based program in one midwestern city and their outcomes during the first 2 months after diversion. Information on participants (n = 80) was gathered through detainee interviews, staff interviews, and record abstracts. Two factors appear to be important in diversion: (I) community risk and (2) availability of specialized programs for diverted offenders. Demographic, clinical, and social context variables appear to influence diversion decisions. Overall, the diverted and nondiverted groups did approximately the same upon release, but one third of the nondiverted group never got released during the follow-up.