abstract: This thesis examines the demographic, clinical, and criminal characteristics and discharge dispositions of pre-trial defendants deemed incompetent to stand trial and non-restorable (IST/NR) in Pinal County Arizona. Currently, there is limited research on defendants who are deemed IST/NR and even less so on discharge dispositions. The study utilized comparative descriptive analysis of secondary data collected by the Pinal County Attorney Offices on IST/NR defendants and restored defendants. It employed chi-square analyses to compare key variables between defendant groups. The study found few variations in clinical, legal, and criminal characteristics observed by previous studies and no statistical differences amongst IST/NR and restored defendants. However, it found the re-offense rate of IST/NR defendants in Pinal County was considerably lower than the general prison population. Moreover, it identified a narrow use of civil commitment procedures and guardianship amongst the IST/NR defendants who have a mental illness. Implications for further research and policy for Pinal County and Arizona are made. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Social Work 2017
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:44096 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Contributors | Snyder, Matthew Mark (Author), Shafer, Michael S (Advisor), Fradella, Henry F (Committee member), Ashford, José B (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | 72 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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