![]() The soldier’s mission is that of a warrior: to conquer.Therules of engagement are decided before the battle. Guardian Sue RahrExecutive DirectorWashington State Criminal Justice Training Commission In 2012 we began asking the question, “Why are we training police officers like soldiers?” Although police officers wear uniforms and carry weapons, the similarity ends there: The missions and rules of engagement are completely different. Police Power The right of states to make laws governing safety, health, welfare, and morals is derived from the Tenth Amendment, which states, Police Authority to Act ParensPatriae Doctrine Parenspatriae is a doctrine that allows the state to step in and serve as a guardian for children, the mentally ill, the incompetent, the elderly, or disabled persons who cannot care for themselves. Strategies evolve over time to increase diversion and linkage to community treatment and support services.Community can develop targeted strategies.Interventions to prevent individuals from entering or penetrating deeper into criminal justice system.Each point has possibilities for intervention.Series of points to potentially intercept individuals. ![]() The “Unsequential” Model Arrest Community Supervision Initial Hearings Prison Jail Community Mental Health Courts Substance Use Reentry Timely movement through criminal justice system.Illustrates key points to “intercept,” to ensure:.People move through criminal justice system in predictable ways.Timely movement through the criminal justice system ĭevelopment Mark Munetz MD and Patty Griffin PhD (and Hank Steadman PhD).Illustrates key points, or intercepts, to ensure:.People move through the criminal justice system in predictable ways.Using the Sequential Intercept Model, state and local agencies are designing programs to support local communities as they expand the availability of outpatient mental health treatment services, jail diversion programs, safe and affordable housing, mental health courts, and outpatient competency restoration services.- E N D - Presentation TranscriptĬriminal Justice – Behavioral HealthPartnerships Promoting Integrated HealthcareA Program for Governments, Hospitals, Specialty Care Providers and Advocates Creating a New System Dan Abreu, Policy Research Associates Gilbert Gonzales, Bexar County Mental Health Regina Huerter, Division of Behavioral Health Strategies Texas is working to help individuals living with mental illnesses avoid becoming involved in the criminal justice system. Additionally, the stress of being involved in the criminal justice system is traumatizing and can intensify the symptoms of the mental illnesses that people experience. Unfortunately, once individuals who are living with mental illnesses are arrested and incarcerated, they are faced with challenges that are difficult to overcome.Įven brief incarceration may lead to loss of employment and future employment opportunities, poorer physical and behavioral health due to breaks in health care services and treatment, loss of housing and future housing opportunities, and disruptions in family life and social connections. ![]() Some of the most common reasons for the high rate of incarceration of individuals with mental illnesses include arrests for behaviors or actions related to untreated mental illness, lack of understanding of mental illness by law enforcement officers and court officials, lack of jail diversion programs, a shortage in safe and affordable housing, and limited availability of outpatient mental health treatment services. Once incarcerated, individuals with mental illnesses tend to stay longer in jail and when released, they are at higher risk of returning to incarceration than those without mental illnesses. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, 37% of state and federal prisoners and 44% of jail inmates reported having a mental health disorder. Individuals with mental health issues are overrepresented in jails and prisons across the United States. ![]()
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