You have been named as a citizen-advocate member of the state's Mental Health Council. One of the council's projects is a report on the effects of deinstitutionalization on the state's criminal justice system. In its opening section, it wants to look at this issue generally. You have been asked to research and report on this subject. Discuss the impact of deinstitutionalization over the past 35 years on criminal justice. What are the advantages and disadvantages? How should mental-health issues be addressed in the correctional system? Be sure to consider administration segregation, the right to treatment and the right to refuse treatment.

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Criminal Justice 514 Introduction The mental health and the criminal justice system are functionally interdependent according to the belief of researchers and commentators in this field This interdepe... View the full answer