Jail recidivism in a forensic case management program.
This article explores the factors related to jail recidivism among clients receiving case management services who were seriously mentally ill, homeless, and former inmates in a large urban jail. The authors interviewed six case managers about 51 clients and examined the use of treatment stipulations as a condition of probation, clients' major diagnostic and behavioral problems, and case management strategies. Clients whose case managers actively sought legal stipulations to case management as a condition of probation and parole were more likely to return to jail. Implications for service planning and future research are discussed.
Solomon
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School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
Draine
J
J
D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003415:Crime; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires