Non-Violent Mentally Ill Individuals

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This paper attempts to present a viable alternative to incarcerating non-violent mentally-ill offenders. It evaluates how this alternative includes first examining the historical literature on treatment of mentally ill and the options that law enforcement and the courts have in dealing with those who have a mental disorder. It analyzes community based solutions by discussing current trends of treatment and programming being made available at the local and or state level. It also looks at the benefits including benefits first to the affected individual and then to the community.

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"In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, mentally ill offenders can be sent to the Community Support Program. This program provides three types of services to the participants: medical and therapeutic services, money management, and housing assistance. Entry into this program is usually by the Municipal Court Intervention Program. The Municipal Court Intervention Program provides a structured alternative to incarceration for persons convicted in municipal courts. It aims principally to keep in the community persons convicted of violating municipal ordinances who are in need of mental health, alcohol, or drug treatment and those who are due to be transferred to the local correctional facility Mc Donald & Teitelbaum, (1994)."

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