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Public expenditures related to the criminal justice system and to services for arrestees with a serious mental illness.
- Source :
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Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) [Psychiatr Serv] 2010 May; Vol. 61 (5), pp. 516-9. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Objective: The study identified expenditures related to criminal justice, health, mental health, and social welfare services over a four-year period for arrestees with serious mental illnesses in a large Florida county and characteristics of subgroups.<br />Methods: Multiple data sets were used to identify 3,769 persons arrested in a one-year period who had serious mental illnesses. Multiple regression with all variables mutually adjusted was used to explore associations with a log of aggregate criminal justice, health, mental health, and social welfare expenditures.<br />Results: Aggregate expenditures were $94,957,465, with a median per person of $15,134. Individuals with the highest expenditures were at least 40 years old with a psychotic disorder, an involuntary psychiatric examination, and more arrests and mental health contacts. Medicaid enrollees had higher expenditures than nonenrollees overall but lower criminal justice expenditures.<br />Conclusions: Identifying characteristics of subgroups with higher expenditures may assist policy makers and providers in designing appropriate criminal justice and treatment responses.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Age Factors
Costs and Cost Analysis
Crime economics
Female
Florida
Health Expenditures statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Medicaid economics
Mental Health Services economics
Middle Aged
Regression Analysis
Retrospective Studies
Sex Factors
Social Welfare economics
United States
Young Adult
Criminal Law economics
Mental Disorders economics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1557-9700
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20439375
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.61.5.516