Citation

Belcher JR. Community Ment. Health J. 1988; 24(3): 185-195.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

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Abstract

The author explores the process of how homeless mentally ill persons become involved with the criminal justice system. The unique demands of homelessness and chronic mental illness were specifically examined in this naturalistically based study. The author concludes that a combination of severe mental illness, a tendency to decompensate in a nonstructured environment, and an inability or unwillingness to follow through with aftercare contributed to involvement with the criminal justice system. Changes in the mental health system that would prevent the criminalization of the homeless mentally ill are suggested. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Community Mental Health Journal, 1988. Copyright © 1988 by Springer)

Homeless Adult
Homeless Offender
Mentally Ill Adult
Mentally Ill Offender
Mental Illness
Adult Offender
Adult Crime
Crime Causes
Homeless Effects
Deinstitutionalization
Criminal Justice System
Incarceration Causes
Incarcerated
Adult Inmate
Correctional Decision Making
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