Observations I’m suggesting that we focus almost exclusively on mental health and the co-occurring issue of substance abuse. With budget limitations, we can’t be all…
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Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Issues Affect Most Offenders
Summary More than half of prison and jail inmates meet criteria for drug dependence. Most offenders are drug and alcohol addicts in need of treatment.…
View More Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Issues Affect Most OffendersMental Health Issues Drive Crime
Subtitle Most offenders have mental health issues. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior…
View More Mental Health Issues Drive CrimePrisoners Report Significant Mental and Physical Problems
Prisoners Report Significant Mental and Physical Problems Editor’s note: Anyone working with people caught up in the criminal justice system are astounded by the number…
View More Prisoners Report Significant Mental and Physical ProblemsNearly 1 in 5 violent offenders in prison or jail or on probation were identified as mentally ill.
Crime in America.Net Our prayers go to Representative Giffords and all those killed or wounded in the tragic event in Tucson. We have reader questions regarding the…
View More Nearly 1 in 5 violent offenders in prison or jail or on probation were identified as mentally ill.Mental Health Courts Lower Recidivism
Gentlereaders: The research continues the generally positive results from speciality courts focusing on an array of criminal justice issues like drugs, probation violations, prisoner reentry…
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