How has the incarceration of mentally ill adults impacted state and local budgets, also how do these individuals affect law enforcement and corrections as a whole?
What data is available that indicates mentally ill individuals are over-represented in the criminal justice system? (Include sources)
Article :
1. Reconsidering the Criminalization Debate: An Examination of the Predictors of Arrest Among People With Major Mental Disorders by Ellen Ballard and Brent Teasdale.
2. A Criminal Justice System–Wide Response to Mental Illness: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Memphis Crisis Intervention Team Training Curriculum Among Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers By Megan L. Davidson