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Can involuntary outpatient commitment reduce arrests among persons with severe mental illness?

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Swanson, JW; Borum, R; Swartz, MS; Hiday, VA; Wagner, HR; Burns, BJ
Published in: Criminal Justice and Behavior
January 1, 2001
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Involuntary outpatient commitment (OPC) is a promising but controversial legal intervention that may reduce criminal justice contact in persons with severe mental illness (SMI). This article examines arrest outcomes in a 1-year randomized study of OPC in 262 participants with SMI in North Carolina. Extended OPC was found to be significantly associated with reduced arrest probability (12% vs. 45%) in a subgroup with a prior history of multiple hospitalizations combined with prior arrests and/or violent behavior. Reduction in risk of violent behavior was a significant mediating factor in the association between OPC and arrest. In persons with SMI whose history of arrests is related directly to illness relapse, OPC may reduce criminal justice contact by increasing participation in mental health services. © 2001 American Association for Correctional Psychology.

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Jeffrey W. Swanson
Author Jeffrey W. Swanson Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychia ...
Marvin Stanley Swartz
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Published In

Criminal Justice and Behavior

DOI

10.1177/0093854801028002002

ISSN

0093-8548

Publication Date

January 1, 2001

Volume

28

Issue

2

Start / End Page

156 / 189

Related Subject Headings

  • Criminology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4402 Criminology
  • 1801 Law
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1602 Criminology
 

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Swanson, J. W., Borum, R., Swartz, M. S., Hiday, V. A., Wagner, H. R., & Burns, B. J. (2001). Can involuntary outpatient commitment reduce arrests among persons with severe mental illness? Criminal Justice and Behavior, 28(2), 156–189. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854801028002002
Swanson, J. W., R. Borum, M. S. Swartz, V. A. Hiday, H. R. Wagner, and B. J. Burns. “Can involuntary outpatient commitment reduce arrests among persons with severe mental illness?” Criminal Justice and Behavior 28, no. 2 (January 1, 2001): 156–89. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854801028002002.
Swanson JW, Borum R, Swartz MS, Hiday VA, Wagner HR, Burns BJ. Can involuntary outpatient commitment reduce arrests among persons with severe mental illness? Criminal Justice and Behavior. 2001 Jan 1;28(2):156–89.
Swanson, J. W., et al. “Can involuntary outpatient commitment reduce arrests among persons with severe mental illness?” Criminal Justice and Behavior, vol. 28, no. 2, Jan. 2001, pp. 156–89. Scopus, doi:10.1177/0093854801028002002.
Swanson JW, Borum R, Swartz MS, Hiday VA, Wagner HR, Burns BJ. Can involuntary outpatient commitment reduce arrests among persons with severe mental illness? Criminal Justice and Behavior. 2001 Jan 1;28(2):156–189.
Journal cover image

Published In

Criminal Justice and Behavior

DOI

10.1177/0093854801028002002

ISSN

0093-8548

Publication Date

January 1, 2001

Volume

28

Issue

2

Start / End Page

156 / 189

Related Subject Headings

  • Criminology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 4402 Criminology
  • 1801 Law
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1602 Criminology