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The Justice Center, with the support of its funders and project partners, develops a range of practical, nonpartisan, and consensus-based publications-- informed by available evidence--for policymakers, practitioners, and others involved in improving the response to people with mental illnesses involved in the criminal justice system.
New Justice Center Publications
Research-Driven Responses to People with Mental Illnesses under Community Corrections Supervision
This first-of-its-kind guide helps program planners and policymakers apply research on promising practices to improve outcomes for people with mental illnesses under community corrections supervision.
Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court
Outlines 10 elements essential to mental health court design and implementation and provides background on why each element is important and how courts can adhere to it.
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Law Enforcement/Mental Health Learning Sites
The Council of State Governments Justice Center, with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), will select four law enforcement agencies from across the nation to participate in a project that will foster peer-to-peer learning and promote the sharing of expertise among law enforcement agencies working to improve responses to people with mental illnesses in their jurisdictions. This effort will focus on identifying agencies with a range of effective specialized policing responses to serve as resources for other law enforcement agencies nationwide.
Law Enforcement | 2010
Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: Tailoring Law Enforcement Initiatives to Individual Jusrisdictions
Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: Tailoring Law Enforcement Initiatives to Jurisdictions explores the program design process, including detailed examples from several communities from across the country. It is meant to assist initiative leaders and agents of change who want to select or adapt program features from models that will be most effective in their communities. This project was coordinated by the Council of State Governments Justice Center with support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice.
Law Enforcement | 2010 | (download)
Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of Specialized Probation Initiatives
Identifies 10 key components found in successful initiatives to improve outcomes for people with mental illnesses under probation supervision. This first-of-its-kind report provides specific recommendations to probation and mental health policymakers and practitioners for effectively responding to this population's complex treatment and service needs while improving public safety and health.
Corrections | 2009 | (download)
Mental Health Courts: A Guide to Research-Informed Policy and Practice
Reviews the design and function of mental health courts, outcomes of mental health court participation, and questions and implications for policy and practice. This guide is intended to assist policymakers and practitioners in assessing the utility of mental health courts.
Courts | 2009 | (download)
The Advocacy Handbook: A Guide to Implementing Recommendations of the Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project
A how-to guide for advocates who want to improve the response to people with mental illnesses who are in contact with the criminal justice system. The Advocacy Handbook reflects a shared effort among NAMI (the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill), the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, and the Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project.
Frequently Asked Questions about June, 2009 Psychiatric Services Study of Serious Mental Illness in Jails
Provides responses to common questions of interest to policymakers about the new study's findings.
Corrections | 2009 | (download)
Justice Center Study Brief: Prevalence of Serious Mental Illness among Jail Inmates
Summarizes the key findings of a June, 2009 study of mental illnesses in jail.
Corrections | 2009 | (download)
Law Enforcement Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: A Guide To Research-Informed Policy and Practice
Examines studies on law enforcement interactions with people with mental illnesses and translates the findings to help policymakers and practitioners develop safe and effective interventions. Supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, it reviews research on the scope and nature of the problem and on a range of law enforcement responses.
Law Enforcement | 2009 | (download)
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act Fact Sheet
Provides background on the legislation that authorizes federal grants to jurisdictions interested in developing collaborative criminal justice/mental health responses to people with mental illnesses.
2009
Improving Outcomes for People with Mental Illnesses under Community Corrections Supervision: A Guide to Research-Informed Policy and Practice
Reviews the body of recent research on community corrections supervision for people with mental illnesses and translates the findings to help officials develop effective interventions. This first-of-its-kind guide helps program planners and policymakers apply research on promising practices to improve outcomes for people with mental illnesses under community corrections supervision.
Corrections | 2009 | (download)
Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court
Outlines 10 elements essential to mental health court design and implementation and provides background on why each element is important and how courts can adhere to it.
Courts | 2008 | (download)
Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: The Essential Elements of a Specialized Law Enforcement-Based Program
Articulates 10 essential elements for specialized law enforcement-based response programs in interacting with people with mental illnesses and provides a common framework for program design and implementation that will promote positive outcomes while being sensitive to every jurisdiction's distinct needs and resources.
Law Enforcement | 2008 | (download)
Mental Health Courts: A Primer for Policymakers and Practitioners
Provides a general overview of this program model and discusses the emergence of mental health courts, their objectives and procedures, how they differ from drug courts, and a number of other key issues.
Courts | 2008 | (download)
Responding to People who have been Victimized by Individuals with Mental Illnesses
Outlines steps policymakers, advocates, mental health professionals, and others can take to understand and protect the rights and safety of victims of crimes committed by individuals found "not guilty by reason of insanity" or otherwise court-ordered to receive treatment in a mental health facility. The publication was supported by the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
Victims | 2008 | (download)
Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: Strategies for Effective Law Enforcement Training
Serves as a practical handbook written for law enforcement personnel and staff at other agencies who are planning a training initiative that will support a CIT, co-response, or other type of specialized law enforcement-based response program, as well as for individuals looking to enhance an existing training initiative.
Law Enforcement | 2008 | (download)
A Guide to the Role of Crime Victims in Mental Health Courts
Details how the nontraditional operations of mental health courts contribute to limited victims’ rights policies and recommends practical solutions for improving them. The guide also includes examples of how some mental health and other specialty courts have successfully addressed this challenge.
Courts, Victims | 2008 | (download)
Consensus Project / National Institute of Corrections Increasing Collaboration between Corrections and Mental Health Organizations: Kansas Case Study
Describes how leaders of the Departments of Corrections and Social and Rehabilitation Services collaborated to jointly fund a specialized transition planning program, establish partnerships between the Department of Corrections and specific community mental health service providers, improve data sharing between agencies, and develop and manage specialized mental health parole caseloads.
Corrections | 2007 | (download)
Increasing Collaboration between Corrections and Mental Health Organizations: Orange County Case Study
Describes how a number of mental illness- and substance abuse-related deaths at the jail prompted sustained media coverage and urgent calls for reform. These incidents led to the formation of a Jail Oversight Commission, the construction of a central receiving center for individuals with mental illnesses and/or substance use disorders who would normally be taken to jail or local emergency rooms, specialized law enforcement response teams, a pre-trial services program; and a post-booking treatment diversion program.
Corrections | 2007 | (download)
Violence Against Women with Mental Illness Issue Brief
Reviews existing literature on mental illness and victimization; provides information on relevant mental health or victim service programs and resources; and recommends research, methods of developing policy and programs, and types of training and education to improve services for this population. The publication was supported by the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
Victims | 2007 | (download)
Advocacy Handbook: Brochure
Provides an overview of the Justice Center's how-to guide for advocates who want to improve the response to people with mental illnesses who are in contact with the criminal justice system. The Advocacy Handbook reflects a shared effort among NAMI (the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill), the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, and the Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project.
2006 | (download)