General Info
An extensive range of diagnosable conditions affecting emotions, behavior, & thinking, with varying levels of impairment
What is Mental Illness?
focused on reducing or avoiding force & “slowing down” an incident
What is de-escalation?
Developed in response to the inability of traditional courts & jails to address a defendant’s underlying mental illness
What are Mental Illness Court?
The full name for "MHSCP"
Mental Health Services Continuum Program
program designed to improve officers' responses to individuals with behavioral disorders
What is the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program?
A diagnosable bodily or mental condition restricting individuals’ functioning and participation in activities or everyday tasks
What are Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDDs)?
an involuntary psychiatric hold if, due to a mental illness, they are determined to pose a danger to themselves (DTS) or others (DTO), or if they are “gravely disabled” (GD)
What are 5150 holds?
A criminal defendant proves by a preponderance of the evidence that he/she was incapable either of knowing or understanding the nature and quality of his/her act and of distinguishing right from wrong at the time of the commission of the offense
What is Insanity?
About 40% of incarcerated Americans have a _____ of a mental disorder
What is Diagnosis?
the prioritization of jail diversion services and lowering arrest rates for people with mental illnesses
What are the shifting views on how the criminal justice system should deal with people with mental illnesses?
Three examples of mental illnesses discussed
What are psychotic disorders, mood disorders, trauma and stressor-related disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and/or substance abuse disorders?
These offenses make up 44.4% of incarcerations
What is drug offense?
This refers to the degree to which a defendant is responsible for their actions
What is culpability?
The cons of this include more supervision and less privacy
What is Mental Health Probation?
program model where trained police officers are paired with mental health professionals to respond to incidents involving individuals experiencing behavioral health crises
What is the Co-Responder Team Model?
the process of replacing long-stay psychiatric hospitals with less isolated community mental health services for those diagnosed with a mental disorder or developmental disability
What is deinstitutionalization?
Deescalation interview technique that uses compassion, respect, empathy, dignity, and openness toward the interviewee’s needs
What is CREDO?
Two primary focuses of the mental health court process
What are health and justice?
The overall goals of this program are to reduce recidivism of mentally ill parolees and enhance public safety
What is MHSCP?
two results or goals of Crisis Intervention Teams
What is de-escalation during crises, arrests, collaborations to build & support an accessible crisis system, and increasing knowledge about mental illness?
Law that states that children under age 14 and mentally incapacitated persons are not liable to be punishment for a crime
What is California Penal Code Section 26?
The symptoms of these disorders include hallucinations, delusions, & disorganized speech can impact ability to obey police commands
What is Psychotic Disorders?
Following this California Supreme Court case, restoration of the M'Naghten Test occurred
What is People v. Drew?
the amendment and the ban that Atkins v. Virginia (2002) ruled against
What is the Eighth amendment & cruel and usual punishment?
the length of CIT mental health training
What is 40 hours?