Law Homework Help

Essentially a white paper is a report or handbook that provides information about a complex issue. A white paper should justify why the problem must be solved, objectively explore alternative ways to solve the problem, and logically lead the reader to a conclusion that you have the knowledge, expertise and tools required to solve the problem. White papers are written using objective analysis and thorough, informative content. 

First, read the following:

• Bolaños, A. D., Mitchell, S. M., Morgan, R. D., & Grabowski, K. E. (2020). A comparison of criminogenic risk factors and psychiatric symptomatology between psychiatric inpatients with and without criminal justice involvement. Law and Human Behavior, 44(4), 336–346. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000391  (Links to an external site.)
• Scanlon, F., & Morgan, R. D. (2020). The active ingredients in a treatment for justice-involved persons with mental illness: The importance of addressing mental illness and criminal risk. Psychological Services. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000411  (Links to an external site.)
• Strupinskien?, L. (2020). International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and grassroots mobilization for justice: Insights from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000476  (Links to an external site.)
• Ghossoub, E., & Felthous, A. R. (2020). Mental illness and the Lebanese criminal justice system: Practices and challenges. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2020.101604  (Links to an external site.)

Next, watch the following videos:

• This video focuses on the way the public perceives mental health issues and the criminal justice system (8:24)
• https://youtu.be/F1LIlKoxwjg
• This video focuses on the perspective of people who have first hand experience dealing with mental health issues in the criminal justice system (16:19).
• https://youtu.be/YC03fBmN1Uo

ASSIGNMENT  

Your assignment is to create a 500-word white paper for the US embassy on dealing with the mentally ill in the criminal justice system in your contact’s country. Address the following concerns in your white paper:

• How to divert people with mental illness toward the mental health system.
• Provide prisoners with appropriate treatment and care.
• Provide access to mental care in general hospitals.
• Provide training to law enforcement.
• Provide education to families upon release of prisoners.