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Subcommittee on Criminal Justice: Background Paper

Subcommittee on Criminal Justice: Background Paper

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New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice (Rockville, MD)

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Rockville, MD)

Published 2004. 32 pages.

The need to provide a range of effective mental health interventions for offenders with mental illnesses [which] serves the public interest in two ways: improved public safety and better, more efficient public health" is explained (p. 2). This report discusses: the scope of the problem; alternatives and cost savings; the issues and their context; creating effective diversion programs; meeting constitutional standards in correctional facilities; new approaches for reentry programs; and policy options. Accession Number: 019752

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