Factors in disproportionate representation among persons recommended by programs and accepted by courts for jail diversion

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1095-1101

  Naples, Michelle ^a   Morris, Laura S ^a   Steadman, Henry J ^a  

^a Policy Research Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POLICY; PRISON; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 34548106912     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.8.1095     Document Type: Article

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