[USA] Justice, Treatment, and Cost : An Evaluation of the Fiscal Impact of Allegheny County Mental Health Court / RAND, April 2007
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2007/RAND_TR439.pdf
M. Susan Ridgely, John Engberg, Michael D. Greenberg, Susan Turner, Christine DeMartini, Jacob W. Dembosky
"This report presents a first-of-its-kind study of the fiscal impact of a mental health court program. The report was commissioned by the Council of State Governments Justice Center in response to a formal resolution adopted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 2004. The Council of State Governments Justice Center is a national nonprofit organization that serves policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels from all branches of government. It provides practical, nonpartisan advice and consensus-driven strategies, informed by available evidence, to increase public safety and strengthen communities. The study was funded by the Staunton Farm Foundation and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare, through grants to the Council of State Governments."