Factors related to criminal justice expenditure trajectories for adults with serious mental illness

摘要: Background Criminal careers have been extensively studied in general population sample, but less is known about such patterns among people with major mental illness, and where so, criminal justice expenditure has not taken into account. Aims Our aim was to examine system over time one Florida county. Our main research question whether treatment for disorders related a change offending trajectory. Methods We used the Pinellas County (Florida) Criminal Justice Information System identify individuals under age 65 arrested between July 2003 June 2004. Archival medical service, social homeless services data were serious illness. A two-step analysis data: first, we identified groups of similar expenditures 4 years (July 2002 2006); second, evaluated their demographic characteristics, diagnosis as potential predictors group membership. Results Three thousand seven hundred sixty-nine illness jail population. Their average length stay 151 days prison 48 days. The trajectory three distinct trajectories expenditures: those low stable, initially high decreasing sustained or increasing. Mental health treatment, acute sustained, voluntary mandatory, associated membership stable group. Conclusion Review on disorder may provide important indicators unmet need services. Furthermore, it seems probable that improved provision them could reduce recidivism well improving health. Interventions also be better focused if are examined; programmes targeting re-offending specific problems most effective. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.