Criminalization of Persons with Mental Illnesses: Implications for Mental Health and Criminal Justice Policy

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Criminalization of Persons with Mental Illnesses
Implications for Mental Health and Criminal
Justice Policy

• Linda A. Teplin
• Feinberg School of Medicine
• Northwestern University

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State Mental Hospital Populations Pre
and Post Deinstitutionalization
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Comparing the Numbers of Persons in Jail with
Those Receiving Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment
in the Community (1986-2000)
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The criminal justice process
Engaging in Illegal/Disruptive Behaviors
Police-Citizen Encounter
Prosecuted in Court
Arrested
Incarcerated in Prison
Incarcerated in Jail
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The Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders
in Male Jail Detainees

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The Prevalence of Comorbid Disorders in Male Jail
Detainees

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The Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders
in Female Jail Detainees

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The Prevalence of Comorbid Substance Use
Disorders in Female Jail Detainees

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Among Adult Male Jail Detainees who Needed
Treatment, What Proportion Received it?
(n 542)
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Among Adult Female Jail Detainees who Needed
Treatment, What Proportion Received it?
(n 955)
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Participants, Northwestern Juvenile Project
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The Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders
in Juvenile Detainees (Males)

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Comorbid Types of Disorder in Juvenile Detainees
(Males)
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The Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders
in Juvenile Detainees (Females)

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Comorbid Types of Disorder in Juvenile Detainees
(Females)
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Among Juvenile Detainees who Needed Treatment,
What Proportion Received it?
(n 303)
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Among Juvenile Detainees who Needed Treatment,
Which Age Groups Were More Likely to Receive It?




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Among Juvenile Detainees who Needed Treatment,
Who Were More Likely to Receive it Females or
Males?
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Among Juvenile Detainees who Needed Treatment,
Who Were More Likely to Receive it African
Americans, Hispanics, or Whites?




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Deaths (n80)
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Causes of Death in Delinquent Youth, Weighted
Percentages
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Standardized Mortality due to External Causes
(per 100,000 person-years) in Delinquent and
Community Youth
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Proportion of African American Men in the General
Population, Ages 20-29, who are Involved with the
Justice System
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