A nurse's friend is considering going into forensic nursing and asks the nurse to explain the connection between mental illness and being convicted of a crime. Which response by the nurse would be most accurate?
A) "Mentally ill men are less likely than non–mentally ill men to be convicted of a crime."
B) "Mentally ill women are less likely than non–mentally ill women to be convicted of a crime."
C) "Women who are incarcerated are more likely to receive mental health services than men."
D) "African American offenders often receive more mental health treatment than other offenders."
C
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