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P.L. 110-416, The Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.

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S. 2304 would amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log inMentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to editreauthorize through FY2013 the wikigrant programs for: (1) adult and bejuvenile collaboration for access to adequate mental health treatment; and (2) mental health courts.

Authorizes
the firstAttorney General to provide a detailed summary ofmake grants to train law enforcement and campus security personnel to respond appropriately to incidents involving mentally-ill individuals.

Requires
the bill!)Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the rate of occurrence of serious mental illnesses in offenders, including juveniles, who are incarcerated or on probation or parole.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 11/5/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Dr. A. Abdennur

October 19, 2008, 8:32am (report abuse)

Offenders with mental health problems require treatment that not only targets their mental health problems but also their antisocial behavior. Secure hospitals in Scotland, England, New York, Germany and Colorado have been training mentally disordered offenders patients using a cognitive training program - "Reasoning and Rehabilitation" (R&R). A new version of the R&R program specifically designed for mentally disordered offenders has now been successfully field-tested with patients in secure hospitals in England.
The program teaches neurocognitive skills in addition to the prosocial skills and values that are taught in R&R. Information on the program can be obtained from the Cognitive Centre of Canada (Email: cogcen@canada.com) Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa in Canada

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