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criminalization of mental illness: a standalone construct

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criminalizationof mental illness1 CONSTRUCTCriminalization ofABRAMSON · FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

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Forensic psychology

the hypothesis that people with mental illness are increasingly handled through arrest and jail rather than the mental health system.

In forensic psychology, criminalization of mental illness refers to the hypothesis that people with mental illness are increasingly handled through arrest and jail rather than the mental health system. This meaning comes from Abramson (1972) in Psychiatric Services.[1]

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  1. Abramson, M. F. (1972). The Criminalization of Mentally Disordered Behavior: Possible Side-Effect of a New Mental Health Law. Psychiatric Services, 23(4), 101-105. https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.23.4.101

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