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Mental Health Courts: A Prosecution Perspective - CSG Justice …

(2 days ago) WEBdecisions and the dispositions of criminal cases involving them. 3. Prosecutors should take particular care in communicating with victims in mental health court cases and be prepared to explain and justify decisions about dispositions. Prosecutors should also be aware …

https://csgjusticecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/MHC_curriculum_prosecutors_FINAL.pdf

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS ON MENTAL HEALTH

(9 days ago) WEBCRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS ON MENTAL HEALTH [Adopted August 8, 2016, to supplant the Third Edition (August 1984) of the ABA Criminal Justice prosecution or defense have the same obligations and immunities as any Role of the judge and prosecutor in cases involving defendants with mental disorders . 6 (a) Judges and …

https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/criminal_justice_standards/mental_health_standards_2016.authcheckdam.pdf

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Mental Health Courts: What Are They And Do They …

(6 days ago) WEBThe general design of most mental health courts is a collaboration model. The legal system, including judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys and law enforcement officers, collaborate with the …

https://interrogatingjustice.org/decriminalizing-mental-illness/mental-health-courts-what-are-they-and-do-they-work/

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Mental Health Courts Mental Health America

(5 days ago) WEBMental health courts were developed in response to the inability of traditional courts and jails to address a defendant’s underlying mental illness, in cases where prior diversion efforts have failed, but the nature of the charge is not so serious that prosecutors are unwilling to relinquish control.

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/mental-health-courts

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Law & Psychiatry: What Can We Say About Mental Health Courts …

(6 days ago) WEBThe earliest specialty docket devoted to mental health cases was in Marion County (Indianapolis), Indiana, in 1980, and it has been operating ever since, with a hiatus from 1992 to 1996. The first highly visible MHC was established in Broward County, Florida, in 1996. Like drug treatment courts, MHCs are usually initiated by judges who become

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ps.201300049

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A Guide for Prosecutors - Bureau of Justice Assistance

(6 days ago) WEBDiversion to Mental Health Court .. 24 PART 3 – PROSECUTOR-INVOLVED INITIATIVES..26 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Alternative to Incarcera- impact on resolving cases. This guide provides prosecutors with a synopsis of useful information that can provide strategies that will assist them in their work

https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh241/files/media/document/victims-witnesses-defendant.pdf

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Mental Health Courts: Challenges, Questions and Tensions

(7 days ago) WEBMental health courts are creating a great deal of discussion and have provoked a surprising variety of responses from stakeholders in the criminal justice system and the mental health system. Here are some of the challenges, questions and tensions under discussion. Use of Jail Many mental health court practitioners struggle with the …

https://www.innovatingjustice.org/articles/mental-health-courts-challenges-questions-and-tensions

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The Use of Criminal Charges and Sanctions in Mental Health Courts

(7 days ago) WEBRESULTS: Mental health courts use one or more of three approaches to leverage the disposition of criminal charges to mandate adherence to community treatment: preadjudication suspension of prosecution of charges, postplea strategies that suspend sentencing, and probation. In no case are criminal charges dropped before the …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ps.53.10.1285

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Mental health courts can struggle to live up to their promise : …

(Just Now) WEBIn the end, his case was denied diversion into mental health court. Difrancisco, 22, is serving a prison sentence that could be as long as four years and six months.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/21/1219628362/well-intentioned-mental-health-courts-can-struggle-to-live-up-to-their-goals

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Prosecutors, Judges, and the Punishment of Mental Illness

(Just Now) WEBPeople with mental illnesses are markedly overrepresented in U.S. jails and prisons. Although a variety of factors account for this overrepresentation, punitive actions by prosecutors and judges in response to behaviors caused by mental illness play an important role. A recent Maryland case illustrates how such actions can occur, with …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.20230208

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List of United States Supreme Court cases involving mental health

(5 days ago) WEB1960. Dusky v. United States. Affirming a criminal defendant's constitutional right to have a competency evaluation before proceeding to trial, and setting the standard for determination of such competence. BOR, 14th. 1966. Pate v. Robinson. A hearing about competency to stand trial is required under the due process clause of the Constitution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases_involving_mental_health

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Mental Illness and Supreme Court: Case Summaries : Mental Illness

(1 days ago) WEBJackson v. Indiana, 406 U.S. 715 (1972). Held: mentally ill criminal defendants who are incompetent to stand trial cannot be indefinitely committed on that basis alone. The nature and duration of civil commitment must bear a reasonable relationship to the purpose of the commitment. O’Connor v.

https://mentalillnesspolicy.org/legal/mental-illness-supreme-court.html

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When Mental Illness Leads to Dropped Charges - KFF Health News

(6 days ago) WEBAt least five times from 2014 through 2021, Fowler went through the same cycle: He was picked up on serious charges, mental health professionals declared him incompetent, and his case was dismissed. Fowler declined to be interviewed for this article. As of July, he hadn’t faced felony charges for more than a year.

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/mental-illness-dropped-charges-competency-care/

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Dickson v. United States, No. 19-40932 (5th Cir. 2021) :: Justia

(1 days ago) WEBThe problem with our holding in Cross—and the district court’s reliance on it—is that the Supreme Court has since explicitly rejected this 2 These six intentional torts are: assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, abuse of process, and malicious prosecution. 28 U.S.C. § 2680(h). 7 Case: 19-40932 Document: 00515990602 Page: 8

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca5/19-40932/19-40932-2021-08-23.html

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New guidance for prosecutors on mental health conditions and …

(5 days ago) WEBGuidance for prosecutors on dealing with defendants with mental health issues has been updated to reflect growing understanding of different conditions, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced today.. The revised guidance is designed to assist decision making throughout the life of a criminal case, from the initial decision to …

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/new-guidance-prosecutors-mental-health-conditions-and-disorders

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When Prison and Mental Illness Amount to a Death Sentence

(7 days ago) WEBThe country’s jails and prisons have become its largest provider of inpatient mental health treatment, with 10 times as many seriously mentally ill people now held behind bars as in hospitals

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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Prosecutor Well-Being — prosecution.org

(8 days ago) WEBBuilding on the IIP’s Trauma-Informed Prosecution Training, the IIP’s Prosecutor Well-being Initiative explores how prosecutors can mitigate the considerable vicarious trauma and stress that accompanies their jobs, and partake in wellness practices to improve the way they approach their cases.. A prosecutor’s job can take a toll on their mental and …

https://www.prosecution.org/prosecutor-wellbeing

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Prosecutor Mental Health Court - City of Spokane, Washington

(9 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Court is designed to address the therapeutic needs of those whose mental illness is a significant factor in non-felony crimes. Office of the City Prosecuting Attorney 909 West Mallon Avenue Spokane, Washington 99201 witness or otherwise associated with the case and want to obtain records, you must file a Public Records

https://my.spokanecity.org/courts/prosecutor/mental-health/

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NJ pilot teams police with mental health experts, reduces use of …

(4 days ago) WEBCases when force was used. New Jersey data from 2021, before the ARRIVE program began in earnest, showed that 43% of instances when police used force involved an individual struggling with mental

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2024/03/18/nj-pilot-teams-police-with-mental-health-experts-reduces-use-of-force-arrests-arrive/72970322007/

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Systems Advocacy - The Official Web Site for The State of …

(2 days ago) WEBLegal Services of Northwest Jersey 30 Schuyler Place Morristown, NJ 07960-0900 (973) 285-6911. Systems Advocacy. (Continued) Mental Health Association of Ocean County 226 Route 37 West, Unit #14 Toms River, NJ 08755 (732) 914-1546. Mental Health Association of Passaic County 404 Clifton Avenue Clifton, NJ 07011 (973) 478-4444.

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/treatment/mental_health/Systems_Advocacy.pdf

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Home - Bergen County Prosecutor's Office

(1 days ago) WEBWelcome to the newly redesigned Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office website. Our website is intended to keep visitors informed, educated and safe. It is designed to educate about our mission and function, while providing vital information about the cases we prosecute, the public safety initiatives we have developed, and how to access the …

https://www.bcpo.net/

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Trump Hush-Money Judge Juan Merchan Runs Wednesday …

(3 days ago) WEBThe mental health court has 56 ongoing cases in various stages, a spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office told Business Insider. The figure represents a small percentage of the

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-judge-juan-merchan-manhattan-mental-health-court-wednesday-2024-5

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Parents with Mental Illness and Child Custody Issues

(9 days ago) WEBSome state laws cite mental illness as a condition that can lead to loss of custody or parental rights. Thus, parents with mental illness often avoid seeking mental health services for fear of losing custody of their children. Custody loss rates for parents with mental illness range as high as 70-80 percent, and a higher proportion of parents

https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/parents-with-mental-illness/parents-with-mental-illness-and-child-custody-issues

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Donald Trump Seethes at Not Getting Final Word at Trial

(Just Now) WEBThe prosecution has argued that Trump arranged for his former lawyer Michael Cohen to pay adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep an alleged affair she had with him a secret in the run-up

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-closing-arguments-hush-money-trial-1905132

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Judge denies request to restrict Trump statements about law

(2 days ago) WEBThe judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida on Tuesday denied prosecutors' request to bar the former president from making public statements that could endanger law

https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-nixes-bid-restrict-trump-153608308.html

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Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case in 'Rust' shooting to …

(4 days ago) WEBProsecutors in January 2023 initially charged Baldwin and the film’s armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed with involuntary manslaughter. Two months after that, a special prosecutor assigned to the case

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alec-baldwin-involuntary-manslaughter-continue-rcna152672

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Mental Health Courts and the Complex Issue of Mentally Ill …

(Just Now) WEBMental health courts handle only cases involving offenders with mental disorders. The judge, prosecutor, defense attorney, and other court staff often have special training in and are familiar with community mental health services. Alaska, is a collaboration of designated corrections, judicial, prosecution, and defense staff. Staff members

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.52.4.477

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Woman pleads guilty but mentally ill in 2022 kidnap-slaying, DA …

(5 days ago) WEBCourt documents list the case as adjudicated with a June 19 sentencing date. Edwards’ court-appointed attorney, Timothy Burns, told The (Johnstown) Tribune-Democrat that a mental health evaluation deemed his client competent “but with significant mental health impairment” at the time of the crime.

https://apnews.com/article/murder-kidnapping-indiana-county-pennsylvania-b9cd323d65ad4ab29f5499d2a5ef42ec

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In Trump’s hush money trial, prosecutors and defense lawyers are …

(4 days ago) WEBThe case centers on a $130,000 payment Cohen made to porn actor Stormy Daniels in the final days of the 2016 election to prevent her from going public with her story of a sexual encounter she says

https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/05/28/trumps-hush-money-trial-prosecutors-defense-lawyers-are-poised-make-final-pitch-jury/

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Online bullying and playground taunts can lead to teen mental …

(4 days ago) WEBMental health disorders among young people have soared by nearly 50 per cent in 15 years. The ABC is talking to youth, parents, and researchers about what's driving this pattern, and what can be

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-26/teenage-cyber-bullying-mental-health-concerns/103803092

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Trump Seeks to Deny Prosecutors' Gag-Order Motion in …

(3 days ago) WEBIn Monday's filing asking the judge to reject the gag order, Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Christopher Kise accused prosecutors of "bad-faith behavior" by rushing to file the request on a Friday

https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-05-27/trump-seeks-to-deny-prosecutors-gag-order-motion-in-documents-case

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Closing arguments to begin in Trump's hush money trial Health …

(2 days ago) WEBThe summations come after a series of witnesses and documents have supported the Manhattan district attorney's case. But the defense says too much depends on the testimony of Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, a convicted liar. But mostly the prosecution worked hard to present all kinds of documentation they …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/2024-05-28/closing-arguments-to-begin-in-trumps-hush-money-trial

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The Latest Trump’s hush money trial enters its final leg with …

(8 days ago) WEBClosing arguments in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial are set to begin, giving prosecutors and defense lawyers one final opportunity to convince the jury of their respective cases before

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/2024/05/28/the-latest-trumps-hush-money-trial-enters-its-final-leg-with-closing-arguments-set-to-begin/

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Trump is 'innocent,' lawyer says in hush money trial closing …

(4 days ago) WEBThe case centers on a $130,000 payment Cohen made to porn actor Stormy Daniels in the final days of the 2016 election to prevent her from going public with her story of a sexual encounter she says

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-05-28/trump-defense-prosecution-closing-arguments-hush-money-trial

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Trump trial live updates: Closing arguments to begin in hush …

(7 days ago) WEBTrump's hush money trial coming to an end. Jurors hearing the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president could render their verdict in Donald Trump's hush money case as soon as next week

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/trump-trial-live-updates-closing-arguments-may-28-2024

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Prosecution Appeal Begins for Samsung Chief Lee Over 2015 …

(6 days ago) WEBSEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean high court began on Monday hearing a prosecution appeal over a decision by a lower court to clear Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee of all charges in a case

https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-05-27/prosecution-appeal-begins-for-samsung-chief-lee-over-2015-merger-case

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Braintree AMC stabbing: Police investigate whether the assailant

(5 days ago) WEBRecords show that case has not been adjudicated. Ravizza’s father told officers Jared “had just had a mental break and attacked him” inside his home, The Boston Globe reported, citing a

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/27/us/braintree-massachusetts-amc-movie-theater-stabbing/index.html

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