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Employment Characteristics of Clients Receiving Public Mental Health Services

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Jim Mayfield - October 2005

The 2002 Washington State Legislature directed the Institute to conduct a longitudinal study on the outcomes of state-funded mental health clients to identify best practices in provision of public mental health services. Two preliminary reports from February 2004 and March 2005 provided baseline information on clients’ demographic characteristics, employment, living situation, selected mental health conditions, criminal justice involvement, mental health functioning assessment scores, use of mental health services, and on caseloads of regional support networks. This report provides details of baseline information on employment outcomes, one of the outcomes measures stipulated by the legislature. An outcomes report showing changes between 2002 and 2004 will be completed by the end of 2005.

Related study: Criminal Justice Involvement Among Clients Receiving Public Mental Health Services

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How Sex Offenders Differ From Other Felony Offenders

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Robert Barnoski - September 2005

This report describes how offenders sentenced in Washington State superior court for felony sex offenses differ from those sentenced for other felony offenses.

Initial Sentencing Decision

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Robert Barnoski - September 2005

This report describes how sex offenders sentenced to prison, jail/community supervision, and SSOSA differ.

Predicting the Initial Sentencing Decision

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Robert Barnoski - September 2005

This report addresses how accurately the type of sentence can be determined by combining the case attributes using multivariate analyses.

Comparing Arrests to Court Filings

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Robert Barnoski - September 2005

This report examines the feasibility of using arrests recorded in the Washington State Patrol (WSP) database as a measure of sex offender recidivism.

Comparing Charges Filed to Convictions

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Robert Barnoski - September 2005

This report examines the extent to which the original charges filed in a Washington State Superior Court felony sex offense case differ from the final convictions.

Introducing the Study Series

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Robert Barnoski - August 2005

This introduction describes the sentencing process, study questions, and data sources.

Measuring Recidivism

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Robert Barnoski - August 2005

This report explains the rationale for the selected follow-up and adjudication periods used to measure recidivism.

Recidivism Rates

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Robert Barnoski - August 2005

This report describes the recidivism rates of Washington State sex offenders.

Washington's Offender Accountability Act: A First Look at Outcomes

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Steve Aos, Robert Barnoski - July 2005

The 1999 Washington State Legislature passed the Offender Accountability Act (OAA) to affect how the state provides community supervision to adult felony offenders. To determine whether the OAA results in lower recidivism rates, the Legislature directed the Institute to evaluate the impact of the Act. This report provides an initial opportunity to examine the effect of the OAA's first year of operation on short-run recidivism rates.

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