THE ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE TO PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM RESEARCH IN SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND PUBLIC POLICY Series Editors: William R. Freudenburg and Ted I. K. Youn Recently published volumes: Volume 1: 1979 Volume 2: 1982 Volume 3: 1984 Volume 4: 1987 Volume 5: 1994 Volume 6: 1997 Volume 7: 1999 Volume 8: The Organizational Response to Social Theory Edited by Stephanie W. Hartwell and Russell K. Schutt, 2000 Volume 9: Environmental Risks: Perception, Evaluation and Management Edited by G. Bo¨ hm, J. Nerb, T. McDaniels and H. Spada, 2001 Volume 10: The Environmental State Under Pressure Edited by Arthur P. J. Mol and Frederick H. Buttel, 2002 Volume 11: Terrorism and Disaster: New Threats, New Ideas Edited by Lee Clarke RESEARCH IN SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND PUBLIC POLICY VOLUME 12 THE ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE TO PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM EDITED BY STEPHANIE W. 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Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone (+44) 1865 843830, fax (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail: CONTENTS LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ix INTRODUCTION Stephanie W. Hartwell xi PART I: PROGRAMMING AND PROGRAM EVALUATION – TWO CASES FROM MASSACHUSETTS A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS Robert A. McMackin and Elliot Pittel 3 E PLURIBUS UNUM: CREATING A MULTI- ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR SERVING ARRESTEES WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS Jonathan C. Clayfield, Albert J. Grudzinskas, Jr., 27 William H. Fisher and Kristen Roy-Bujnowski PART II: RISK ASSESSMENT – TWO CASES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE RAMBO: THE EVALUATION OF AN INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR UK MENTALLY ABNORMAL YOUNG OFFENDERS Theodore I. Mutale 53 v vi CONTENTS RISK ASSESSMENT AND VIOLENT RECIDIVISM RISK MANAGEMENT IN CONVICTS FROM ARGENTINA Jorge O. Folino 75 PART III: MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES – TWO CASES FROM THE COURTS OFFENDER ETHNICITY AND JUVENILE COURT REFERRALS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES Carolyn S. Breda 91 BENEFITS AND RISKS OF USING ‘‘DIMINISHED CAPACITY’’ MITIGATION IN DEATH PENALTY PROCEEDINGS Beth Bjerregaard, M. Dwayne Smith and 111 Sondra J. Fogel PART IV: PRISONS – TWO CASES ON IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS BEHIND BARS SCREENING FOR SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG CRIMINAL OFFENDERS James A. Swartz and Arthur J. Lurigio 137 THE IMPACT OF A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNIT ON THE PRISON ADJUSTMENT OF MENTALLY DISORDERED INMATES Christine Gagliardi 163 Contents vii PART V: ASSESSING OUTCOMES – TWO STUDIES EXAMINING OUTCOMES OF EX-OFFENDERS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS BEYOND RECIDIVISM: IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL MEASURES OF SUCCESS FOR SPECIAL OFFENDERS PROGRAMS Anne Marie Cote´ and Kimberly A. Mahaffy 181 THE ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY Stephanie W. Hartwell 197 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Beth Bjerregaard Department of Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA Carolyn S. Breda Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA Jonathan C. Clayfield Psychiatry Department, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA Anne Marie Cote´ Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Millersville University, Millersville, PA, USA William H. Fisher Psychiatry Department, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA Sondra J. Fogel School of Social Work, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA Jorge O. Folino Programa E.R.L., Procuracio´ n General, Buenos Aires, La Plata, Argentina Christine Gagliardi University of Massachusetts, Boston, NY, USA Albert J. Grudzinskas, Jr. Psychiatry Department, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA Stephanie W. Hartwell Department of Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA Arthur J. Lurigio College of Arts and Sciences, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA Kimberly A. Mahaffy Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Millersville University, Millersville, PA, USA ix x LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Robert A. McMackin Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA Theodore I. Mutale Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, UK Elliot Pittel Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA Kristen Roy-Bujnowski Psychiatry Department, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA M. Dwayne Smith Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA James A. Swartz Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA