Relevant Resources
Mental Health Courts: Decriminalizing the Mentally Ill, R.D. Schneider, H. Bloom, and M. Heerema, Toronto, 2007, Irwin Law; www.irwinlaw.com
Mental Disorder and the Law: A primer for legal and mental health professionals, H. Bloom and R. D. Schneider, Toronto, 2006, Irwin Law; www.irwinlaw.com
Annotated Mental Health Statutes, R.D. Schneider, Toronto, 2007, Irwin Law; www.irwinlaw.com.
Judging in a Therapeutice Key: Therapeutice Jurisprudence and the Courts, Winick BJ, Wexler DB [eds.], Carolina Academic Press, Durham, NC, 2003.
Articles
Mental Health Courts Show Promise, Kuehn, B.M., Medical News & Perspectives, April 18, 2007 - Vol. 297(15) p.1641 - 43, American Medical Association
Effectiveness of a Mental Health Court in Reducing Criminal Recidivism and Violence, McNeil D.E., Binder R.L., American Journal of Psychiatry, 2007 - Vol. 164 p. 1395 - 1403.
Pretrial court diversion of people with mental illness. (Literature Review), Harford K, Carey R, Mendonca J, Journal of Behavioural Health Services & Research, April 2007, Vol.34(2), p. 198.
Mental Health Court Outcomes: A Comparison of Re-Arrest and Re-Arrest Severity Between Mental Health Court and Traditional Court Participants, Moore ME, Hiday VA, Law and Human Behaviour, 2006, Vol. 30, p. 659 –674.
Patterns of practice in mental health courts: a national survey, Redlich AD et al, Law and Human Behaviour, June 2006, Vol. 30(3) p. 347- 62.
Variations in Mental Health Courts: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Call for Caution, Erickson SK, Campbell JD, Lamberti JS, Community Mental Health Journal, 2006, Vol. 42(4), p. 335 –44.
Mental Health Courts: No Longer Experimental, Acquaviva GL, 36 Seaton Hall L. Rev. 971.
Journals
International Journal of Forensic Mental Health. Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6:
http://www.iafmhs.org
Of Interest
The Lunatic and the Lords, Richard D. Schneider, 2009, Irwin Law; www.irwinlaw.com (The story of the trial of Daniel M'Naghten)