RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Methodology for the Analysis of Civil Commitment Detention Times and Costs
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 359
OP 370
VO 15
IS 4
A1 Faulkner, Larry R.
A1 McFarland, Bentson H.
A1 Bloom, Joseph D.
A1 Stern, Thomas O.
YR 1987
UL http://jaapl.org/content/15/4/359.abstract
AB The authors expand their methodology for quantifying and comparing civil commitment processes by developing new formulas for the determination of the average commitment detention time and cost. They also examine the effects of specific changes in commitment procedures on the average detention time and cost. Using data from Oregon’s civil commitment process, the authors present several examples of the practical application of their methodology and conclude with a discussion of its major administrative and research implications.