Attitudes and feelings of criminal Justice Personnel toward the mentally ill
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11053557 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mitchell Silverman (Department of Criminal Justice University of South Florida 33620 Tampa Florida), Carnot E Nelson (Department of Criminal Justice University of South Florida 33620 Tampa Florida), John Accardi (Department of Criminal Justice University of South Florida 33620 Tampa Florida) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 207-216 |
| Publication date | 1976-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf00881943 |
| PMID | 941878 |
| OpenAlex | W2073159801 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
The present study compared the attitudes and feelings of law-enforcement, corrections, parole and probation personnel, and college students toward mental illness. Modified versions of the Criminally Insane Scale (Khanna, Pratt, & Gardiner, 1962) and Attitudes Toward Mental Illness Scale (Cohen & Struening, 1962) were used in assessing these attitudes. Law-enforcement and corrections personnel tended to believe many of the stereotypic causes of mental illness, while the college students based their views on more current thinking. In addition, law-enforcement and corrections personnel indicated greater fear of the criminally insane than the other two groups. Possible causes and ramifications of these differences are discussed
Administration (probate law) · Criminal justice · Criminal justice ethics · Criminal law · Criminology · Economic Justice · Feeling · Law enforcement · Political science · Prison · Sociology · Theory of criminal justice · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Law · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |