CRI210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Deinstitutionalisation, Mental Disorder, Intellectual Disability
20 Jun 2020
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Chapter 16: criminal justice responses to people with mental illnesses. People who are processed through the criminal justice system are very different than the general public (more likely to come from disadvantaged social backgrounds) (those classified as offenders are more likely to suffer from mental health problems) People with severe mental illnesses (schizophrenia, bipolar ) are more likely to encounter police, incur arrests for minor crimes, acquire criminal convictions, and experience detention or incarceration in jail or prison. Being poor or an ethnic minority only worsens the situation. Substance use problems, personality disorders, intellectual disabilities and cognitive impairment also affect criminal activity. Most people with mental illnesses engage in criminal or violent behaviour (fact: these people are more likely to engage in behaviours that cause harm to themselves rather than to others) People with mental illnesses commit most of the violence in society (fact: only 5% of violent crimes in society can be attributed to individuals with severe mental illness)
