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EMERGING JUDICIAL STRATEGIES FOR THE MENTALLY ILL IN THE CRIMINAL CASELOAD:

MENTAL HEALTH COURTS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, SEATTLE, SAN BERNARDINO, AND ANCHORAGE

Monograph, April 2000

Emerging Judicial Strategies for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Caseload: Mental Health Courts in Fort Lauderdale, Seattle, San Bernardino, and Anchorage: Cover Image Copyright 2000 PhotoDisc, Inc.

U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs

810 Seventh Street NW.
Washington, DC 20531

Janet Reno
Attorney General

Daniel Marcus
Acting Associate Attorney General

Mary Lou Leary
Acting Assistant Attorney General

Nancy E. Gist
Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance

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Office of Justice Programs

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Bureau of Justice Assistance

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For grant and funding information contact
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This document was prepared by the Crime and Justice Research Institute, principally by John S. Goldkamp and Cheryl Irons-Guynn, under grant number 99–DD–BX–K008, awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Executive Summary

Introduction

The Broward County (Fort Lauderdale) Mental Health Court

The King County District Court Mental Health Court

The Anchorage Mental Health Court

The San Bernardino (California) Mental Health Court

Early Mental Health Court Initiatives: Common Themes and Emerging Issues

References

Sources for Further Information