Triple Stigma: Persons with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Problems in the Criminal Justice System

摘要: This article offers a review of the literature that exists on individuals with dual diagnosis and discusses policies creating trajectories for mentally ill substance abuse problems their community reentry after involvement criminal justice system. For this analysis, basic comparisons are made across involved system dually diagnosed portion population an analysis current trajectory postincarceration disposition group. The differences between offenders mental illness pronounced. more likely to be serving sentences related use, homeless violate probation release, recidivate correctional custody. An examination histories, short-term outcomes, service trends 3 months postrelease suggests public policy social directions.