Measuring the effectiveness of mental health courts - Challenges and recommendations

被引：50

作者：

Wolff, N ^{[1
]}

Pogorzelski, W ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Rutgers State Univ, Ctr Mental Hlth Serv & Criminal Justice Res, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA

来源：

PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW | 2005年 / 11卷 / 04期

关键词：

mental health court; law enforcement and mental health project; diversion-to-treatment;

D O I：

10.1037/1076-8971.11.4.539

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

How will we know if mental health courts are effective? The answers provided by future evaluation research will reflect the extent to which the social and procedural complexity of mental health courts drives the research design and plan. This article identifies the research challenges associated with studying the effectiveness of an intervention that is nonstandardized by nature and highly dependent on macro and local influences within the environment as well as personal preferences and relationship dynamics within the intervention itself. Explored are the research challenges related to isolating the independent effects associated with mental health courts. The article concludes with recommendations for how best to evaluate mental health courts to inform best practice and policy.

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页码：539 / 569

页数：31