Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill 1. In my article deinstitutionalization bought on some positive effects by lowering health cost‚ but negative consequences came into the community also. Bringing into effect such things as Medicare and Medicaid‚ and the establishment of the Community Health Centers. This began to make it easier for the mentally ill to be able to get the help and rehabilitation that was needed rather than just being placed in mental institutions and left alone. “For
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Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill Deinstitutionalization refers to releasing a mentally or physically handicapped person from an institution whose main purpose was to provide treatment into a community with the intent of providing services through the community under the supervision of health-care professionals. There have been many positive outcomes from deinstitutionalization for both the patients and society but there have also been many drawbacks of deinstitutionalization. Deinstitutionalization
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Jails are the washbasins of the correctional system. They are the oldest of the correctional components and yet it still has a difficult mission and role while having to be diverse. Jails hold a variety of inmates‚ those who have been arrested‚ detained pending trial‚ sentenced to short terms of confinement for minor crimes‚ and those being held for administrative transfer to another unit. These facilities face issues such as dealing with unknown offenders‚ managing medical problems and detoxifications
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"Jail" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Jail (disambiguation). For other uses‚ see Prison (disambiguation). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2012) The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (January 2012) Criminology and penology Theory[show] Types of crime[show]
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History of State and Federal Prison According to "History Of State And Federal Prisons" (July 7‚ 2011)‚ “State prisons are primarily operated by state governments. Overcrowding is a persistent problem in most state and federal prisons. By the end of 2001‚ state prisons were operating between 1 and 16 percent over capacity. This makes the prisons more difficult to operate‚ and puts the health and safety of inmates and staff at risk. The prison systems known today are based on eighteenth century Age
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There is a large sum of groups that populate prisons‚ from offenders with AIDS to youthful offenders usually under the age of 25. The population of offenders that I will be discussing is the group of the mentally ill in prisons. Mentally ill offenders are individuals with mental disorders‚ according to NAMI.org (National Alliance on Mental Illness)‚ a mental illness is “...a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking‚ feeling‚ mood‚ ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Just
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Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill CheckPoint 1 According to the article by Jim Mann‚ from the Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice‚ (2012) he states how the involvement in the criminal justice system with mentally ill offenders was profoundly affected by the decision which resulted in large numbers of mental hospital patients returning to the community during the mid-1970s. The article states that after an examination of the characteristics of mental health courts was conducted‚ the
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of State and Federal Prisons Claudia Bailey CJS/230 November 12‚ 2011 Dr. Kay Carter History of State and Federal Prisons Jails date back to very early civilization; prisons came some time later. Some of the earliest jails that are documented are the Walnut Street Jail and the High Street jail. Prisons began being built in 1790; the first prison was at Walnut Street Jail when they added a new cell house to the existing structure dedicated to housing criminal’s long term. The Federal Bureau
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history of state and federal prisons is quite interesting. Long ago‚ prisons did not really exist. Prisoners were housed in jails until trial‚ discharge‚ or execution. Since that time‚ state and federal prisons have been introduced and utilized. State prisons were the first to be invented. Prison facilities house criminals sentenced to one year or longer of incarceration‚ (usually felons). State prisons are run by the government of the individual state they are located in and the federal government
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Jails are always overlooked‚ but they play a very important role in our justice system. The jails is the oldest of all of the correctional components‚ and have several missions and roles to play in our justice system. Jails have been around since 1166. the first jail was established in England‚ and was used to detained filthy‚ poor‚ and individuals with medical attention. John Howard drafted the penitentiary act of 1779 with the assistance of English house if commons. This act added four requirements
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