Community-based alternatives to conviction and imprisonment for adult offenders with
severe mental illness are receiving increasing attention from researchers and policy makers …

Objective: In response to the large-scale involvement of people with mental disorders in the
criminal justice system, many communities have created specialized mental health courts in …

This book outlines key aspects of the use of non-adversarial practices in the Australian
justice system with reference to similar developments in the United States, Canada, New …

Mental health courts have been proliferating across the country since their establishment in
the late 1990's. Although numerous advocates have proclaimed their merit, only few …

Objective: Mental health courts (MHCs) were developed to address the overrepresentation
of adults with mental illnesses in the US criminal justice system through diversion into …

OBJECTIVES: A variety of tools are being used as leverage to improve adherence to
psychiatric treatment in the community. This study is the first to obtain data on the frequency …

Are expert witnesses needed in child sexual abuse cases to educate jurors about children's
memory, suggestibility, and reactions to abuse, or do jurors already know what such experts …

Mental health courts (MHCs) represent an important new development at the interface of the
criminal justice and mental health systems. MHCs are criminal courts for persons with …

The article contributes to the understanding of 'what works' in mental health courts (MHCs).
There are now almost 400 MHCs in the US and more worldwide. A substantial body of …

There are now more than 300 mental health courts in the United States; yet studies on their
effectiveness in reducing criminal recidivism are relatively few, and most follow defendants …