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John Petrila

Vice President Adult Policy Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
Verified email at texasstateofmind.org
Cited by 15103

Gender and psychopathy: An overview of important issues and introduction to the special issue

TL Nicholls, J Petrila - Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[BOOK][B] Psychological evaluations for the courts: A handbook for mental health professionals and lawyers

GB Melton, J Petrila, NG Poythress, C Slobogin… - 2017 - books.google.com
Petrila’s research interests include the diversion of people with mental illnesses from the …
the late 1980s and early 1990s, of articles by Jay Ziskin and David Faust in Science and other …

Violence risk assessment tools: A systematic review of surveys

…, JP Singh, C de Ruiter, J Petrila - International Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The present study is a systematic review exploring the methodological quality and consistency
of findings for surveys on the use of violence risk assessment tools. A systematic search …

Use of leverage to improve adherence to psychiatric treatment in the community

…, PC Robbins, PS Appelbaum, J Petrila… - Psychiatric …, 2005 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
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 …

Perceived coercion and procedural justice in the Broward mental health court

NG Poythress, J Petrila, A McGaha… - International Journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Approximately 700,000 people with major mental disorder enter United States jails each
year (US Department of Justice, 1999), many of whom are arrested repeatedly for minor …

Patterns of practice in mental health courts: A national survey

…, J Monahan, PC Robbins, J Petrila - Law and Human …, 2006 - Springer
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 …

The Broward mental health court: Process, outcomes, and service utilization

…, NG Poythress, A McGaha, J Petrila - International Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
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 …

The second generation of mental health courts.

…, HJ Steadman, J Monahan, J Petrila… - … , Public Policy, and …, 2005 - psycnet.apa.org
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 …

From referral to disposition: Case processing in seven mental health courts

…, P Griffin, J Petrila, J Monahan - … Sciences & the Law, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Evaluating the efficiency and community safety goals of the Broward County mental health court

…, NG Poythress, RA Boothroyd, J Petrila… - … Sciences & the Law, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
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 …