This comprehensive book addresses the complex issues associated with the criminalization of mentally ill offenders in the United States and the ways in which social workers and other mental health professionals can best channel their efforts to create better services and treatment.

Specialists in law enforcement, community-based mental health and outreach, the legal community, the corrections environment, and substance abuse providers present best practices and programs that offer rehabilitation alternatives to mentally ill offenders.

Unique to this volume is the perspective provided by key players of the criminal justice system including a judge, a prosecutor, an advocate, a defense attorney, and a mentally ill offender. The last section provides in-depth research into the challenges of placing the dually-diagnosed offender into alternative-to-incarceration programs.

Introduction
Part I: Jail/Prison Services for Incarcerted Populations

1. Lane County Adult Corrections Mental Health Services, Lane County Oregon, R.K. Sherman
2. Oswego Mental Health Forensic Mental Health Program, Oswego, NY, J. Dean

Part II: Community-Based Diversion Programs

3. Section One: Police/Mental Health Linked Programs
4. Overview: The Law Enforcement Response to Social Problems: Mental Health As a Case in Point, G.T. Patterson
5. The Development and Implementation of a Plice/Mental Health Training Program in a Large Urban Environment, M. Rock
6. The Memphis CIT Model, R.T. Dupont and C.S. Cochran
7. The Birmingham Police Department Community Service Officer Unit, V. B. Burnett, B.C. Henderson, S.D. Nolan, et al
8. Section Two: Community Programs
9. Criminal Justice Diversion of Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Use Disorders: An Overview, N. Broner, R. Borum and K. Gawley
10. Jail Diversion in a Managed Care Environment: The Arizona Experience, M. Franczak and M.S. Shafer
11. Friends of Island Academy, B. Navon
12. Browardís Mental Health Court: An Innovative Approach to the Mentally Disabled in the Criminal Justice System, G. Lerner-Wren
13. Preventing Incarceration of Adults with Severe Mental Illness: Project Link, J.S. Lamberti and R.L. Weisman
14. New York Cityís System of Criminal Justice Mental Health Services, S.S. Lamon, N.L. Cohen and N. Broner

Part III: Serving Emotionally Disturbed Women

15. Overview: Working with Women in Jails. Developing a Gender-Based Network of Services for Strengthening Women and Their Families, S. Salasin
16. Marylandís Programs for Incarcerated Women with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders, J. Gillece and B.G. Russell
17. A Gender-Specific Intervention Model for Incarcerated Women: womenís V.O.I.C.E.S. (Validation Opportunity Inspiration Communication Empowerment Safety), K. Decou with S.V. Wright

Part IV: Serving the Victims of Mentally Ill Offenders

18. Elder Abuse and Forensic Mentally Ill Abusers, P. Brownell, J. Berman, A. Salamone, et al
19. Identifying and Addressing the Needs of Victims of Mentally Ill Offenders, G. Landsberg, M. Rock and M. Frank

Part V: Perspectives from the Legal System--Issues for Social Workers

20. A Judgeís Perspective, M.G. Karopkin
21. Social Workers as Advocates for Mentally Ill Criminal Defendants/Inmates, H. Barr
Observations of a Criminal Defense AttorneyM.E. Anderson
22. Someone Had to Stop the Spinning: The Prosecutorís Role in an Unlikely Alliance Called ìMental Health Courtî, L. Cohen
23. A Personal Experience, S. Wachtler
24. Implementing Kendraís Law, N.L. Cohen, S.S. Lamon and N. Katz

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