The community mental health nurse working on a task force to reduce the number of mentally ill individuals incarcerated in the local jail could advocate for a cost-effective measure such as:
1. Providing education about behaviors associated with mental illness to law en-forcement officers
2. Providing a new homeless shelter for mentally ill persons that is staffed by mental health nurses
3. Advocating that the courts apply commitment criteria uniformly
4. A public information campaign to make people aware of jail conditions
ANS: 1
Helping law enforcement officers recognize that behaviors associated with mental illness require treatment rather than incarceration could reduce the numbers of persons who are charged with minor crimes. 2. This would not be a cost-effective solution. 3. Data are not available to suggest inequities. 4. Data are not available to suggest that jail conditions are poor.
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