Discuss the reform that needs to be made in the criminal justice system by instituting the use of mental health courts to divert the mentally ill from the jail system to provide treatment and prevent re-offending.

10-12 pages needs 12 references from scholarly articles. Paper topic is to discuss the reform that needs to be made in the criminal justice system by instituting the use of mental health courts to divert the mentally ill from the jail system to provide treatment and prevent re-offending. Discussion of mental court programs in place now and their effectiveness