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Diversion evaluations: a specialized forensic examination.

Virginia Barber-Rioja¹, Merrill Rotter², Faith Schombs³

¹Correctional Health Services, New York City Health and Hospitals, New York University, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.

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Diversion evaluations assess justice-involved individuals for psychiatric disorders, linking them to treatment instead of jail. This guide applies forensic assessment standards to these unique, non-adversarial evaluations.

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Area of Science:

Forensic Psychology
Psychiatric Diagnosis
Legal Medicine

Background:

Diversion programs offer alternatives to incarceration for justice-involved individuals with psychiatric disorders.
The increasing prevalence of these programs necessitates standardized diversion evaluations.
Diversion evaluations are a specific type of forensic mental health assessment (FMHA).

Purpose of the Study:

To adapt general forensic assessment principles to diversion evaluations.
To address the unique considerations of diversion-specific forensic assessments.
To provide guidance for conducting objective yet clinically informed diversion evaluations.

Main Methods:

Review of existing forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) standards.
Application of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law Practice Guideline for Forensic Assessment.
Analysis of the unique, non-adversarial, and therapeutically focused context of court-based diversion.

Main Results:

Diversion evaluations require adherence to core FMHA principles.
Specific knowledge of diversion program goals and therapeutic context is essential.
The evaluator's role uniquely blends objective decision-making with clinical consultation.

Conclusions:

Standard forensic report guidelines can be effectively applied to diversion evaluations.
Understanding the distinct nature of diversion is crucial for accurate assessments.
These evaluations support informed judicial decisions within a rehabilitative framework.