A national survey of jail diversion programs for mentally ill detainees.
A national survey of jail diversion programs for mentally ill detainees.
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对患有精神疾病的被拘留者的监狱转移计划进行的全国调查。
DOI：
10.1176/ps.45.11.1109
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发表时间：
1994
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Dennis,DL
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作者：
Steadman,HJ;Barbera,SS;Dennis,DL
作者寻求信息的数量，结构，和有效性的方案aimedat转移精神病囚犯从刑事司法系统到精神健康treatmentsystem.MethodsA工作定义ofajail分流程序开发。邮件调查分发给1,263名美国人。S.可容纳50名或50名以上被拘留者的监狱，以确定是否存在分流方案。电话采访的受访者和nonresponses的邮件调查的样本产生了额外的信息有关的程序的操作，资金，人员配备，和董事的看法，他们的effectiveness.ResultsInformation从邮件和电话调查表明，只有52个美国。S.容纳50名或更多被拘留者的监狱有正式的精神健康转移计划，符合作者提出的定义。大监狱的项目比小监狱服务的罪犯少。四分之三的方案设在精神卫生机构。三分之二的项目负责人认为这些项目是中等或非常有效的。S.监狱为患有精神病的被拘留者制定了转送方案，但缺乏关于其有效性的客观数据。需要进行系统的评估，以确定哪些类型的方案最适合哪些类型的被拘留者。
ObjectiveThe authors sought information on the number, structure, and effectiveness of programs aimedat diverting mentally ill inmates from the criminal justice system into the mental health treatment system.MethodsA working definition ofajail diversion program was developed. Mail surveys were distributed to 1,263 U. S. jails with a capacity of 5O or more detainees to ascertain the presence or absence of diversion programs. Telephone interviews with samples of respondents and nonrespondents to the mail survey yielded additional information about the programs' operation, funding, staffing, and directors' perceptions of their effectiveness.ResultsInformation obtained from the mail and telephone surveys indicated that only 52 U. S. jails with a capacity of 5O or more detainees had formal mental health diversion programs that fit the definition developed by the authors. Programs in larger jails servedfewer viokntfelons than did those in smaller jails. Threefourths of the programs were located in mental health agencies. Two-thirds of program directors considered theprograms to be moderately or very effective.ConclusionsOnly a small number of U. S. jails have diversion programs for mentally ill detainees, and objective data on their effectiveness are lacking. Systematic evaluations are needed to determine what types of programs work best for which types of detainees.