The Impact of Treatment on the Public Safety Outcomes of Mental Health Court Participants

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-243

  Keator, Karli J ^a   Callahan, Lisa ^a   Steadman, Henry J ^a   Vesselinov, Roumen ^b  

^a Policy Research Associates Inc   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

courts; health; mental

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871242149     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764212465617     Document Type: Article

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