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After deinstitutionalization, record amounts of Persons with Mental Illness (PMIs) became homeless, used illegal substances, and became entangled in the criminal justice system. This is often known as:

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The phenomenon indicated above became known as "The criminalization of the mentally ill"

What is the above characterized by?

The above criminalization was characterized by the following:

  • The arrest by Police of Persons with Mental Illness PWMI at a higher rate than non-PWMI
  • Police began to double as 'street corner psychiatrists'
  • Mercy bookings became the name that was given to the act of used by the police to get PWMI off the streets.

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