How has the nature of mental health care changed leading to more people with mental illness in jails
How has the nature of mental health care changed leading to more people with mental illness in jails and prisons than in hospitals? What are the pathways by which persons with mental illness end up in jail and prison? What is the public perception of violence among the mentally ill compared to objective assessments of the risk? How effective are recent efforts at addressing the problem of mental illness in the criminal justice system?
