Juvenile Delinquency Policy Brief

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This paper presents a policy brief on Public Law 108-414, also known as the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004. The Act itself is summarized and described in brief. Then three questions about the Act are answered, including the issue, the worldview reflected by the Act, and the policy's consistency with other similar or related policies.

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"In 2004, the United States Congress passed Public Law 108-414, also known as the "Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004." This policy attempts to address what has become known as the "criminalization" of the nation's mental health systems, something which has become a great problem. What has occurred is that the crime-related arm, including the nation's police forces, criminal justice systems, and prison systems, has been given the most responsibility for dealing with the country's most serious mentally ill individuals. This policy, as adopted and passed by the 108th U.S. Congress, was meant to focus on said mentally ill individuals and give their care to those outside of the criminal justice system, to those who are better suited to provide the care that is needed. The Act's purpose, as given in the actual final bill passed by Congress is..."

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