Intensive Case Management as a Jail Diversion Program for People With a Serious Mental Illness : A Review of the Literature
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 51, No. 2, 130-150 (2007)
http://ijo.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/51/2/130
David Loveland ; Michael Boyle
"This article reviews the research on intensive case management (ICM) programs as a jail diversion intervention for people with a serious mental illness (SMI). Results indicate that general ICM programs (19) rarely led to reductions in jail or arrest rates over time, and these rates were similar to those found in standard mental health services. General ICM programs that included an integrated addiction treatment component (8) had mixed results but a trend toward reductions in rates of arrests and incarceration over time for individuals with an SMI and a co-occurring substance use disorder. Results were mixed for jail diversion interventions with an ICM program, but most ICM programs (8) led to significant reductions in arrests and incarcerations over time. Specific elements of effective ICM jail diversion programs are discussed." [Sub required]