Date of Award
Spring 5-2016
Degree Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Criminal Justice
School
Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, and Security
Committee Chair
Alan Thompson
Committee Chair Department
Criminal Justice
Committee Member 2
Wesley Johnson
Committee Member 2 Department
Criminal Justice
Committee Member 3
JooHee lee
Committee Member 3 Department
Social Work
Abstract
Since deinstitutionalization, the responsibility for mentally ill members of society has shifted to the criminal justice system in a process of trans-institutionalization or “criminalization of mental illness” (Slate & Johnson, 2008). Though various groups have been studied to ascertain their perception of mentally ill individuals and offenders, previous research focuses largely on students of psychology, social work, and medicine. Little research has been conducted regarding the perceptions of students of criminal justice toward mental illness, despite the increasing involvement of the criminal justice system in treating and handling mentally ill individuals in the past thirty years. This exploratory research serves as a replication to a study which was conducted by Thompson, Paulson, Valgardson, Nored, and Johnson (2014).
ORCID ID
0000-0001-5059-1724
Copyright
2016, Kimberly Nicole Rayborn
Recommended Citation
Rayborn, Kimberly Nicole, "Student Perceptions of Mentally Ill Offenders" (2016). Master's Theses. 180.
https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/180