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Description: Research reveals negative attitudes toward people with mental illness among the general public and among people who work with this group. However, there is a dearth of literature on criminal justice and criminology students' attitudes toward this group. The present research reports on the measurement of criminal justice and criminology students' attitudes toward people with mental illness before and after a class on the criminalization of this group. Results reveal significantly more positive attitudes toward people with mental illness at the conclusion of the class. These results are encouraging; current criminal justice and criminology students are likely to encounter people with mental illness in their future field or academic work, and more positive attitudes are an important step in stigma reduction.
Suggested Citation:
Frailing, K., & Slate, R. (2016). Changing students' perceptions of people with mental illness. [Electronic Version]. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice,
12(1), 54-70.
Keywords: people with mental illness; criminalization of mental illness; stigma; attitude
Date: May 17, 2016 | File Size: 271.33 Kb | Downloads: 1814