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December 31, 2010 A report by United Community Services to Johnson County found that communities seeking to reduce criminal justice involvement among persons with mental illness should focus on six intercept points in the legal system. Law enforcement dispatchers and officers should receive enhanced training about mental illness and treatment alternatives to arrest. District courts should ensure consistent mental illness screening, and expand mental health diversion options. Sentencing and supervised release should involve options that connect inmates to community-based resources and help upon release and parole officers should help build the personÂ’s community of support. Adult detention centers . . .

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Market Intelligence Resource | December 31, 2010

Mental Health & Criminal Justice Intercept Project Report: A Community Planning Process in Johnson County, Kansas, to Improve the Response to Adults With Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System

December 31, 2010 A report by United Community Services to Johnson County found that communities seeking to reduce criminal justice involvement among persons with mental illness should focus on six intercept points in the legal system. Law enforcement dispatchers and officers should receive enhanced training about mental illness and treatment alternatives to arrest. District courts should ensure consistent mental illness screening, and expand mental health diversion options. Sentencing and supervised release should involve options that connect inmates to community-based resources and help upon release and parole officers should help build the personÂ’s community of support. Adult detention centers . . .

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