Part 3 (justice involved person w/ mental illness)

Some examples of the potential types of impairments in ppl w MI

learning & problem solving, memory, communication, social, developmental, beh.

What are the 3 elements required according to DSM5, diagnosing an intellectual disability?

IQ score below 70, current adaptive functioning deficits, and onset prior to age 18

Impact if intellectual disability on legal decisions?

competency, confess, stand trial, plead guilty, witness, sentenced, death penalty, diminished responsibility

% of US inmates that have current mental illness

20 to 40%

adults booked with active symptoms of mental illness

7% or 700,000 ppl