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Criminal Justice Resources
About Criminal Justice
Criminal justice is an umbrella term that refers to the laws, procedures, institutions, and policies at play before, during, and after the commission of a crime. https://www.law.cornell.edu
Tennessee's criminal justice system includes:
• a range of city and county law enforcement agencies,
• a prosecution arm,
• a public defense system,
• the state judiciary, local and state corrections, and
• a range of for-profit and non-profit service providers https://www.tn.gov
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Criminal Justice/Adult – Video
The issue of Traumatic Brain Injury in prisons and jails is big enough that the CDC recognizes it as an important public health problem. Within five years after an injury, nearly one-third report some involvement with the criminal justice system. In the adult criminal justice system 50-80% have had a Traumatic Brain Injury (as compared with 8.5% in the general population. People with a TBI are 14 times more likely to incur a serious charge and 12 times less likely to achieve a discretionary release. Having a TBI increases the risk of recidivism by 69%. It is believed that close to 100% of women in the justice system have a history of TBI – much of these injuries are due to domestic violence.
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Brain Injury & Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
BEST PRACTICE: Providers across systems should:
SCREEN for prior history of Brain Injury
ASSESS Cognitive & Functional Impairment
EDUCATE staff on Brain Injury
EDUCATE the person about their Brain Injury
PROVIDE and TEACH Accommodations
CONNECT person served with Community Resources
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Mental Health and Crisis Prevention Help Resources
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Tennessee Disability Coalition Media Kit
Learn more about disability in Tennessee and how you can connect with our policy experts.
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Disability Resources Links
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National Council on Aging
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Hospital to School Transition Protocol Following Traumatic Brain Injury
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Screening For Prior History Of Brain Injury
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Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center TBI Resources
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Domestic Violence Resources
As many as 20 million women each year could have a traumatic brain injury caused by domestic violence. The head, neck and face are common targets of intimate partner assaults. Women who are abused are more likely to have repeated injuries to the head. Brain injuries often go undetected and untreated because women are more likely to seek shelter than treatment. (St. Ivany, Bullock, et al. 2018)