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The Criminal Justice System and Mental Health; Review Article

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The WHO recognises Mental illness as a growing worldwide health problem, estimating 450 million to be suffering from the same. Violence among the mentally compromised is the convergence point for the medical and the legal system. The prevalence of mental disorders in general Indian population is found to be 8-12%. Various literatures throw light on the relationship between individuals with mental illness and their contact with the criminal justice, including the increased visibility of individuals with mental illness in the community, and; mental illness as a risk factor for criminalization. The Mental Health Act of 1987 has been condemned to be the “mental hospitals act” in response to which, the Mental Health Care Bill of 2013 has been proposed. The future mental health legal framework of India has been based largely on the Western laws. However, the serious flaws in the referred legislations have been overlooked and a culture sensitive paradigm has not been looked upon. The present legislative framework of India provides essential provisions for the mentally ill involved in any criminal activity however the future legal prospects poses significant challenges in the treatment of the mental illnesses, which may lead to intense social burden. Various substantiated cases of individuals with mental illness involved in crime in the Western world question the unfiltered copy of mental health laws that lack cultural relevance to the Indian context.

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