Expanding the early and late starter model of criminal justice involvement for forensic mental health clients.

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne G. Crocker ◽  
Michael S. Martin ◽  
Marichelle C. Leclair ◽  
Tonia L. Nicholls ◽  
Michael C. Seto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Criminal Justice Involvement ◽  
Mental Health Clients ◽  
Late Starter

Homeless Emerging Adults

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanna Thompson ◽  
Kristin Ferguson ◽  
Kimberly Bender ◽  
Stephanie Begun ◽  
Yeonwoo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Developmental Milestones ◽  
Criminal Justice Involvement ◽  
Developmental Issues ◽  
Physical Victimization ◽  
Psychological Dysfunction

Navigating the transition from adolescence to adulthood is challenging for homeless emerging adults due to the absence of basic resources, sexual and physical victimization, psychological challenges, and unstable living conditions. To address the developmental issues associated with homelessness, this chapter utilizes a social estrangement framework to describe homeless emerging adults’ institutional/societal disaffiliation, human capital, identification with the homeless lifestyle, and psychological dysfunction. These terms are used to identify the developmental milestones associated with becoming adults in unconventional circumstances and during the nontraditional developmental processes experienced by homeless emerging adults. Intervention approaches are discussed in terms of services and barriers to care for homeless emerging adults. Policies are discussed that highlight the need for additional attention to service needs, mental health challenges, and criminal justice involvement of this population of emerging adults.

Alternatives and Closing Remarks

2019 ◽  
pp. 312-318
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Hafemeister
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Courts

The concluding chapter, Chapter 12, notes alternatives—such as diversion and mental health courts—to the commonly employed criminal justice proceedings that are being explored in the hope that they may be better suited for processing defendants with a mental disorder and thereby help to resolve some of the thorniest issues faced by the criminal justice system and society. It closes by reiterating the challenging nature of this field and stresses the important role that forensic mental health evaluators and their evaluations can play.

scholarly journals Heterogeneity within autism spectrum disorder in forensic mental health: the introduction of typologies

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 201-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regi Alexander ◽  
Peter E. Langdon ◽  
Verity Chester ◽  
Magali Barnoux ◽  
Ignatius Gunaratna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Prognostic Information ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Individuals with diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) within criminal justice settings are a highly heterogeneous group. Although studies have examined differences between those with and without ASD in such settings, there has been no examination of differences within the ASD group. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the findings of a service evaluation project, this paper introduces a typology of ASD within forensic mental health and intellectual disability settings. Findings The eight subtypes that are described draw on clinical variables including psychopathy, psychosis and intensity/frequency of problem behaviours that co-occur with the ASD. The initial assessment of inter-rater reliability on the current version of the typology revealed excellent agreement, multirater Kfree =0.90. Practical implications The proposed typology could improve understanding of the relationship between ASD and forensic risk, identify the most appropriate interventions and provide prognostic information about length of stay. Further research to refine and validate the typology is ongoing. Originality/value This paper introduces a novel, typology-based approach which aims to better serve people with ASD within criminal justice settings.

scholarly journals Weathering Probation and Parole: The Protective Role of Social Support on Black Women’s Recent Stressful Events and Depressive Symptoms

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 661-688
Author(s):  
Marion L. D. Malcome ◽  
Gina Fedock ◽  
Rachel C. Garthe ◽  
Seana Golder ◽  
George Higgins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Black Women ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Women’S Mental Health ◽  
Criminal Justice Involvement ◽  
Women's Mental Health ◽  
Probation And Parole ◽  
The Impact

Despite an overrepresentation of Black women in the criminal justice system, Black women’s mental health at the precarious intersection of race, gender, and community-based correctional supervision has been underresearched. Building on weathering theory, this study conceptualized criminal justice involvement as a social inequality that negatively affects Black women’s mental health. This study investigated the relationships between recent stressors, forms of social support, and depression through moderated regression analyses with a sample of 169 Black women on probation and parole. Almost half of the women met criteria for clinical levels of depression. Distinct forms of social support served as statistically significant protective factors between stressors and depression symptoms. Our findings highlight the importance of studying the mental health of Black women under correctional surveillance and bolstering multiple forms of support to promote their well-being. The impact of criminal justice involvement and institutional racism on Black women’s mental health requires further research.

Overview of Forensic Mental Health Assessments

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-76
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Hafemeister
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Health Treatment ◽  
Clinical Evaluations ◽  
Health Assessments

Chapter 2 presents an overview of forensic mental health assessments and their deployment within the criminal justice system. This chapter describes how forensic mental health assessments are conducted, the multiple steps taken in the course of these assessments, and the challenges and tensions associated with providing them within the criminal justice system. In addition, it delineates their distinctive nature and how they differ from clinical evaluations and mental health treatment. This chapter also discusses a key question that frequently arises in conjunction with these assessments, namely, distinguishing a genuine report of a mental disorder and its impact from malingering (i.e., the faking of an illness), and strategies for making this distinction.

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