The Impact of State Mental Hospital Deinstitutionalization on Commitments for Incompetency to Stand Trial
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9679644 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas M Arvanites (Villanova University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 307-320 |
| Publication date | 1988-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1988.tb00843.x |
| OpenAlex | W2056379509 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 13 |
Previous studies have reported that state mental hospital deinstitutional‐ization has resulted in the criminalization of the mentally ill. Utilizing two samples of defendants found incompetent to stand trial (IST) pre‐ and post‐deinstitutionalization, selected from three states, this study examines the correlation between the rate of deinstitutionalization and increases in the frequency of incompetency commitments, as well as changes in the characteristics of incompetent defendants. These data suggest that increases in IST commitments and the mental health histories of the post‐deinstitutional cohort are positively related to deinstitutionalization. Contrary to the criminalization hypothesis, there is no evidence that incompetent defendants are now being arrested for less serious offenses
Cohort · Criminalization · Criminology · Mental health · Mental illness · Mental state · Mentally ill · Psychiatry · State (computer science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Labeling and Stigma
Persons With Severe Mental Illness in Jails and Prisons
Gender and Mental Health
Modeling the Relationship between the Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems
Mental Illness and Criminal Justice Processing
Psychiatric Hospital Capacity, Homelessness, and Crime and Arrest Rates
L'expertise psychiatrique sur l'aptitude à comparaître
Modeling the Relationships Between Macro Forms of Social Control
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2013 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |