The critics assert that a significant proportion of incarcerated individuals suffers from mental
health issues, ie 'the criminalization hypothesis.'The current paper reviews the scholarly …

This case study presents the life history and postincarceration experiences of two forensic
psychiatric patients diagnosed with comorbid mental illness and fetal alcohol spectrum …

With increasing criminalization of the mentally ill, individuals with mental disorders more
frequently come into contact with the legal system. Psychiatrists may find themselves …

We examined the predictive and incremental validity of two self-report risk assessment
measures—the Self-Appraisal Questionnaire (SAQ) and the Measure of Criminal Attitudes …

Abstract Background The majority of Drug Treatment Court (DTC) research has examined
the impact of DTCs on criminal recidivism. Comparatively little research has addressed the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine prisoner experience of an equine assisted
psychotherapy (EAP). This paper explores the use of therapeutic interventions; specifically …

Individuals living with mental health problems or illnesses are highly overrepresented in the
criminal justice system. 1 Mental disorders among inmates in the federal correctional system …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the evaluation of a one-day mental health
wellness workshop which was delivered to male prisoners in an urban prison in the …

This companion offers a user-friendly and practical introduction to the various aspects of
studying and researching Criminology and Criminal Justice. With study skills coverage …

Police officers are often the first point of contact for people living with mental health issues.
The rationale for police to intervene in the lives of persons with mental illness (PMI) 1 stems …