Effect of coercion, perceived coercion and treatment on criminal justice and psychiatric outcomes
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Methods A comparison study of 174 jail detainees with co-occurring serious mental and addictive disorders assessed on psychosocial, mental health, substance abuse, criminal justice, and satisfaction domains at baseline, 3 and 12months through self-report standardized instruments and services data, and collateral criminal justice data one-year prior and one-year following division. Matched participants were in one of three conditions: diversion eligible but not recruited to a diversion program, diverted through court programs that mandated conditions through deferred sentencing, and diverted through general diversion without follow-up criminal justice sanctions for noncompliance with legal conditions.
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