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Assignment 2: LASA 1—Serving Mentally Ill Prison Populations
Deinstitutionalization has led to increased numbers of homeless and has had other unintended consequences. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, up to 40 percent of mentally ill people have become involved in the criminal justice system. In an effort to address the traditional lack of sufficient mental healthcare in jails and prisons, mental health courts have been established, leading to decreased jail time and improved provisions of psychiatric services for mentally ill prisoners (National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1993).
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Use the Argosy University online library resources, the Internet, and your textbook to examine the roles that mental health workers play in the provision of services to mentally ill populations in jails and prisons. Find at least two research articles that evaluate the success of mental health service programs for mentally ill populations in prisons. Based on your research, respond to the following:
Submit your analysis in Word format. The body of your paper (not including the title page or references page) should be at least 4-5 pages. Format your paper according to current standards of APA style and include an APA-style title page, a running head, and a references page. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
By Wednesday, March 19, 2014, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Almquist, L., & Dodd, E. (2009). Mental health courts: A guide to research-informed policy and practice. NY, NY: Council of State Governments Justice Center. Retrieved from http://www.bja.gov/pdf/CSG_MHC_Research.pdf
National Alliance on Mental Illness. (1993). A guide to mental illness and the criminal justice system: A systems guide for families and consumers. Retrieved from http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NAMILand
/CJguidetomentalillnessandcjsystem.pdf
Grading Criteria and Rubric
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria |
Maximum Points |
Description of the services provided by mental health courts |
52 |
Analysis of how these services benefit the prisoners Comparison of these services |
52 |
Evaluation of the success of the current mental health service programs available to the imprisoned mentally ill population Proposal for improving the current services |
52 |
Writing Components: Organization (12) Usage and Mechanics(12) APA Elements (16) Style (4) |
44 |
Total: |
200 |
Note: This assignment is worth 200 points and will be graded using a rubric. Download and read the rubric to understand the expectations.
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