Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0669246

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0669246

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

People with Mental Health Disorders and Cognitive Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System. Over 40 000 people are imprisoned in Australia each year, almost half of them in NSW. 40% males and 60% females involved in the NSW CJS have a MHD or CD with many having a dual diagnosis. The appropriateness of the arrest and imprisonment of many people with MHDCD is currently of serious public, social and professional concern. Interventions are hampered by lack of an overall and longitudinal appreciation of the CJS's impact upon and interaction with such people.This study will provide integrated information for the first time in Australia and give CJS and human service agencies a coherent picture of the involvement of people with MHDCD in the CJS, which will assist development of new interventions to address duty of care and human rights.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-01-2007

End Date: 30-01-2010

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $186,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Mental Health | Public Health and Health Services | Care For Disabled | Justice Systems And Administration

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Law enforcement | Justice and the law not elsewhere classified | Mental health |

Other Keywords

Care For Disabled | Justice Systems And Administration | Justice and the law not elsewhere classified | Law enforcement | Mental Health | Mental health | Public Health and Health Services

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