Schwarzenegger doubts mental health courts
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| Topics: courts, diversion programs, politics
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that California’s Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger cited the cost ($14 million) and the fear that people who commit a crime might go unpunished “because of a mental health issue,” when he when vetoed the expansion of mental health courts. His action ignored evidence of success of court diversion and flies in the face of a national trend.
