Powered byLoading...Running head: INTERNAL and EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS 1 Assignment #2: Internal and External Stakeholders Art Clabon Professor Smarr Strayer University January 19, 2015 Loading...INTERNAL and EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS 2 Internal and External Stakeholders Identified- There are increasing counts of badly unstable ill people in the criminal justice system. This paper will shed light on the criminalization of people that has such illness thus issues that cause it. The law enforcement and mental health treatment what can be done to help the mentally ill offenders and the difficulties it causes. There are some recommendations to lesson or bring down criminalization of mentally ill people in the justice system this can occur by increasing and coordination of the police and mental health professionals in the field, which includes mental health training classes for law enforcement personnel. This can better help law enforcement and mental health personnel after the arrest are made. Thus making and developing a more suitable community treatment center for mentally ill offenders to be treated. This could work if the necessary people and components are in place for this type of center. But in order for this too occur both theory and practice must be there such as short-term and long-term goals for the offenders and a good liaison for the treatment of mentally ill offender in the justice system. This should also include the understanding and the desire for it structure. Things that shouldn’t be over looked are controlling the violence within the treatment center, and the crucial but important job of case workers. This should aid in having a clean and safe living condition, last but not least the help of supportive family members are always a plus. The internal stakeholders for mental health criminals that go to prison or that are in prisons falls on the hands of the Police agencies, Prosecutors, Probation officers, Parole officers, the Courts, Inmate Advocacy Groups, the Correctional officers (CO’s) to the admin personnel, and the corrections professional’s personnel alike. They don’t know from day to day what will TARREN SMARR: have
ReplyDeleteLoading...INTERNAL and EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS 3 transpire when they report to their place of duty or there shifts. It appears that corrections in law enforcement are big on the reliant of its external factors more than any other part of law enforcement. Because this has had a great impact on corrections it doesn’t matter what area of the country you reside in or what’s your role is in the field is the external stakeholders can benefit you, and or make your job that more challenging. For example: Law enforcement like the local police department could conduct a big sweep of suspects this could include people with mental health issues in this case medical personnel are required to deal with mentally unstable people that are brought in as offenders. External Stakeholders- Starts with Mental health legislation which is very important in safeguarding the rights of citizens with mental problems and disorders. They are very vulnerable in today’s society. Mentally ill people face discrimination from all walks of life and this adds to the chances that their human rights can be violated at some point in their lives if incarcerated. A person with mental illness can have an effect on their decision-making process. Most people with this disorder may not get or accept treatment for their issues until they get in trouble with the law. Cases that have people with mental illness rarely pose a threat to themselves and others people because of their disabilities making the risk of doing something violence to people very low. But family play a great role when it comes to mental illness of a love one people with this type of disorder relies greatly on family members to love and protect them. They have great faith in them to do so even if no one else will. The family support is the greatest thing for people with mental illness; this will help them cope with the hard times if they are incarcerated and when it comes to counseling and therapy. TARREN SMARR: Is this it's own paragraph
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ReplyDeleteLoading...INTERNAL and EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS 4 Reasons in support of the claim- are stated in article 7 of the ICCPR it says that no one shall be subjected to torture or to other inhuman degrading cruel treatment of any punishment. This prohibition is further in agreement with the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment of the mentally ill (CAT). The United States of America is also a party of this. Thus the Human Rights Committee has stated that justification or extenuating circumstances will be invoked to excuse a violation of Article 7 for any reason such as stated under CAT, example torture of the mentally ill that causes great pain or suffering, mental or physical acts by any person or staff. Reasons against the claim- Unfortunately, prisons are ill-equipped and were not build or designed as places for the mentally ill, but in today’s world it is one of their primary roles as society lend on them to rehabilitate. A number of the men and women that can’t get mental health treatment in their communities are ushered into the criminal justice area after a crime is committed according to the Bureau of Justice. Thus making prison mental health services crippled and deficient as they are largely understaffed with insufficient employees, and few programs to deal with the issues. A great number of unstable prisoners get little to any type of meaningful treatment. There are many staff personnel that are committed to the mental health professional which they are working in such as the corrections field. Often they face daunting and dangerous challenges alike trying to meet the needs of their patients. Sometimes this can be overwhelming with large caseloads that can be physically draining; many have been swamped by the tsunami of mentally ill prisoners that have serious mental health needs. This has caused the staff to be overburdened and stressed out to respond even to psychiatric emergencies. TARREN SMARR: citation
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ReplyDeleteLoading...INTERNAL and EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS 5 Prisons have to also keep budget in mind this includes public support and investments in the treatment of its mentally ill prisoners as opposed to punishment of them. Some elected officials have been very reluctant to help out or aid in funding of prison. Elected officials should ensure prisons have sufficient mental health resources but seem to be dragging there feet. About Twenty-two out of forty state prisons stated in a recently taken survey that they do not have adequate number of mental health staff on hand without the necessary number of staff personnel the care of mentally ill prisoners will suffer greatly with their illness and this could cause them to deteriorate in prisons. Many are delusional and hallucinations to say the least, they face fear of the unknown with extremely bad mood swings. Some lie quietly in their prison cells, as they mumble incoherently, or shout out incessantly. The mentally ill prisoners reject orders and rarely follow them; at times they will lash out without apparent reasoning. Some will constantly hit their heads against cell bars and walls, cover their body with feces, and self-mutilate, or commit the unthinkable suicide. Being incarcerated in prison is difficult for all mentally ill prisoners struggle to uphold their self-respect, self-worth and emotional equilibrium in prisons that are usually tensed and up tight. This involves overcrowding of cells, which causes the potential for violence fights. Many are distances from their love ones and miss home. Thus missing out on the opportunities for meaningful work, education and productive skills that can contribute to them once released back into society. Over all the United States of America criminal justice system have a long ways to go as it figures out how to deal with this over whelming task of safe guarding, and rehabilitating its mentally ill prisoners. TARREN SMARR: citation
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