@article{ref1,
title="Mental illness, crime, and violence: Risk, context, and social control",
journal="Aggression and violent behavior",
year="2011",
author="Markowitz, Fred E.",
volume="16",
number="1",
pages="36-44",
abstract="In this article, I review theory and research on the relationship between mental illness, crime, and violence. I begin by discussing the larger backdrop of deinstitutionalization of mental illness and its consequences for the criminal justice system in both individual and macro-level terms. I then compare public perceptions of dangerousness associated with mental illness with individual-level studies that assess the risk of violence and criminal behavior among those with mental illness. I review key findings as to the role of certain psychotic symptoms, social demographic characteristics, and the context in which violence unfolds. Finally, I discuss recent efforts at managing persons with mental illness who violate the law, focusing on the limitations of diversionary programs.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1359-1789",
doi="10",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10"
}