Mental health treatment and criminal justice outcomes
2010 paper by the Harvard Medical School examining whether treating children and adults with mental health illnesses could reduce crime.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of criminal justice
2010 paper by the Harvard Medical School examining whether treating children and adults with mental health illnesses could reduce crime.
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2009 Duke University and the University of Maryland study looking at school characteristics that influence the level of crime.
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2010 RAND Corporation paper on the estimates of the cost of crime, the effectiveness of police force in combating it, and potential benefits of investments in enforcement.
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2007 paper in the Journal of Experimental Criminology on the effectiveness of incarceration-based drug treatment in reducing drug relapse and recidivism.
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2009 National Bureau of Economic Research paper on the relationship between early exposure to violence and later problems such as substance abuse and delinquency.
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2006 metastudy on the effect of prison education programs on recidivism and post-incarceration employment rates.
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