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Sentencing, Mental Health and

By: David DeMatteo, Emily Haney-Caron & Shelby Arnold
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology
Edited by: Amy Wenzel
Subject:Clinical Psychology (general)
Keywords:defendants; health; intellectual disability; mental health; mental health issues; sentencing; substance use disorders

After a finding of guilt, mental health factors may influence criminal sentencing in state or federal courts, for misdemeanors or felonies, by determining the length or type of sentence imposed or whether the court chooses to suspend all or part of the sentence. This entry first discusses the factors considered at sentencing and then outlines the unique role of mental health information. The entry also reviews the potential aggravating and mitigating impacts that mental health may have in sentencing.

Sentencing Factors in General

Sentencing practices are intended to accomplish one or more of the following goals: (a) retribution, (b) deterrence, (c) incapacitation, or (d) rehabilitation. Mental health issues introduce a unique aspect in achieving the goals of sentencing, particularly for rehabilitation. Sentences can be determinate (a finite ...

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  DeMatteo, D., Haney-Caron, E., & Arnold, S. (2017). Sentencing, mental health and. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The sage encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 3064-3064). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483365817.n1223
  
  DeMatteo, David, Emily Haney-Caron, and Shelby Arnold. "Sentencing, Mental Health and." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, edited by Wenzel, Amy, 3064-3064. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2017. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483365817.n1223.
  
  DeMatteo, D., Haney-Caron, E. and Arnold, S. 2017. Sentencing, Mental Health and. In: Amy Wenzel Editor, 2017. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 3064 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483365817.n1223> [Accessed 2 Jul 2022].
  
  DeMatteo, David, et al. "Sentencing, Mental Health and." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Edited by Amy Wenzel. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2017, pp. 3064-3064. SAGE Knowledge. 2 Jul 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483365817.n1223.
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