Efficient Management Plan for Inmates with Mental Illness in Correctional Facilities by Public Health Approach: Focusing on the UK's Management System for Mentally Disordered Offenders within the Criminal Justice System

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-67
Author(s):  
So Youn Joo ◽  
Byung Seon Park
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Correctional Facilities ◽  
Mentally Disordered Offenders ◽  
Mentally Disordered ◽  
Efficient Management

Offenders with Mental Illness in Prison

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Manchak ◽  
Robert D. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mentally Disordered Offenders ◽  
Prison Management ◽  
Mentally Disordered ◽  
Prison Environment ◽  
Offenders With Mental Illness

This essay describes trends in the number of mentally disordered offenders in prison and the unique challenges posed by them in terms of prison management and service delivery. The essay first explores why persons with mental illnesses are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, then discusses efforts to rehabilitate this population should not take place within the prison environment (and, if they do, what changes in current practices are necessary to adapt to the prison setting). How the challenges posed by mentally ill inmates are managed is also covered, with critical discussions of these strategies. Finally, an analysis of the changes that are needed to improve conditions for inmates with mental illness in prisons is presented, with a description of one promising program for treating these offenders. Suggestions for future research with this population that will help inform and improve prison conditions for offenders with mental illness are also provided.

UK health policy in relation to mentally disordered offenders in the community

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Senior ◽  
Adrian Hayes ◽  
Jenny Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Mentally Disordered Offenders ◽  
Mentally Disordered ◽  
Point Of Entry

The majority of mentally disordered offenders are never treated within forensic mental health services. Instead, they remain within the criminal justice system, where care and treatment for complex and co-morbid mental health, substance-misuse, and personality disorder issues remain secondary to justice and punishment. In this chapter, we explore the policy, practice, and legislative drivers influencing healthcare delivery throughout the criminal justice pathway. Firstly, we consider the current liaison and diversion programme in England, which aims to identify people with mental health issues at the point of entry into the criminal justice system. Secondly, we review the state of mental healthcare in prisons, a quarter of a century after the clinical improvement partnership between the National Health Service and HM Prison Service. Thirdly, we discuss issues around court mandated mental health treatment in the community. Finally, we consider initiatives designed to meet the discrete needs of offenders with personality disorders.

The Community Mental Health Team and the mentally disordered offender

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Holloway ◽  
Tony Davies
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Mentally Disordered Offenders ◽  
Mentally Disordered ◽  
Mentally Disordered Offender ◽  
Offending Behaviour ◽  
The Mind

There is a long-standing policy of diversion of mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) from the criminal justice system to care by mental health services. Care of the MDO presents specific challenges to the non-forensic practitioner. These include the need to understand the workings of the criminal justice system and the specific legal issues presented by an offender, the salience of risk, and its management in the mind of the courts and novel additional ethical dilemmas that arise. The importance of substance misuse as a factor in offending behaviour is emphasized, and its implications are explored. In addition, the MDO may present with clinical problems that are unfamiliar. Key principles of management are set out. These include developing a clear understanding of the patient and their world, excellent communication between all those involved, and rapid intervention when there is cause for concern. Staff working with an MDO require adequate supervision and support.

scholarly journals Dutch lessons in forensic psychiatry

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 373-376
Author(s):  
Jeyabala Balakrishna
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Forensic Psychiatry ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Mentally Disordered Offenders ◽  
Wealthy Country ◽  
Mentally Disordered ◽  
English System ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Legal Measure

Dutch forensic psychiatry provides services for mentally disordered offenders which centre around a legal measure called the TBS order. Specialised units deal separately with assessment and treatment. The system appears to work in the context of a small and wealthy country and a criminal justice system which differs from the English system. This paper describes the key features of the secure units, examines the conceptual issues and complications of the Dutch system, and considers lessons for psychiatric and legal approaches to the problem of psychopathy in Britain, in particular the new hybrid order.

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