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OBJECTIVES: A variety of tools are being used as leverage to improve adherence to psychiatric
treatment in the community. This study is the first to obtain data on the frequency with …

Discussion The findings from these studies provide some interesting insights into the Broward
MHC process as well as preliminary data regarding service utilization of defendants in the …

Mental health courts (MHCs) represent an important new development at the interface of the
criminal justice and mental health systems. MHCs are criminal courts for persons with …

Mental health courts (MHCs) generally began to appear in 1997. Today, more than 80 courts
exist in the United States. In the present article, the authors argue that the 2nd generation of …

The number of mental health courts in the United States is rapidly increasing, from one in
1997 to nearly 100 in 2004. However, to date there is comparatively little research regarding …

Mental health courts have developed as one response to persons with mental illness who
are involved with the criminal justice system. This study investigated the efficiency and safety …

One of the most important concepts to ever emerge in forensic psychology and law is
psychopathy. It would be difficult to exaggerate the profound effect the construct has had on …

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to describe the use of criminal charges, sanctions (primarily
jail), and other strategies mental health courts use to mandate adherence to community …