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|Roger Faulkner
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|Tollgrade Communications, Inc.
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This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. �120 of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/019,589, entitled "QUALIFYING TELEPHONE LINES FOR DATA TRANSMISSION,"filed on Dec. 20, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,012,991 which is a 371 of PCT/GB00/02492, filed Jun. 23, 2000 and claims priority to United Kingdom Application 9914702.7, filed Jun. 23, 1999, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
This invention relates generally to telephone lines, and more particularly, to qualifying telephone lines for data communications.
Public switched telephone networks, e.g., plain old telephone systems (POTS), were originally designed for voice communications having a limited frequency range. Today, the same POTS networks often carry data transmissions using higher frequencies. The difference in frequencies suggests that some POTS lines, which function well for voice, will function poorly for data. The risk of poor quality data transmissions has motivated telephone operating companies (TELCO's) to develop tests for predicting the quality of lines for data transmissions.
One quality test uses physical line length to determine a line's attenuation. The attenuation of a line whose length is less than about four kilometers (km) is usually low enough for data transmission. But, measuring the line length is typically more involved than measuring the straight line distance between a customer's address and a switching station. Typically, lines form branching structures rather than going radially from the switching station to the customer addresses. Thus, determining a line length usually entails manually mapping the actual branching structures connecting the customer to the switching station. Such complex manual techniques can be time intensive and may lead to errors.
Furthermore, determining that a line's length is less than a preselected limit, e.g., four km, may be insufficient to qualify the line for data transmission. The line's attenuation also depends on the physical properties of each branch segment making up the line, e.g., the gauge mixture of the line. In lines having segments with different properties, the above-described mapping technique generally should take into account the properties of each segment to determine the total attenuation of the line.
TELCO's have also used direct electrical tests to determine the quality of POTS lines for data transmissions. Typically, such tests are manual and two-ended. Two-ended tests involve sending one employee to a customer's address or final distribution point and another employee to a switching station. The two employees coordinate their activities to perform direct electrical measurements on the customer line using hand-held devices. These two-ended measurements are substantially independent of the termination characteristics at the customer's address.
Nevertheless, these two-ended tests need two separate employees, which makes them labor intensive. The labor requirements affect the cost of such tests. The two-ended tests cost about $150 per customer line. This cost is so high that a TELCO is often prohibited from using such tests for all customer lines.
The present invention is directed to overcoming, or at least reducing, one or more of the problems set forth above.
In one aspect, the invention provides a method of marketing customer telephone lines for selected data transmission services. Each line has associated tip and ring wires. The method includes automatically performing single-ended electrical measurements on the customer telephone lines and determining which of the customer lines qualify for a selected data transmission service from the measurements. The tip and ring wires are driven in a common mode configuration during at least a portion of the measurements upon the associated lines. The method includes sorting the lines by distribution point and qualification to transmit data. The method also includes offering the selected data service to a portion of the customers in response to lines determined to be qualified for the service being available.
A method of marketing data transmission services to customers over telephone lines connected to a switch having a test access, comprising: connecting a measurement unit to the test access; making single-ended electrical measurements at a first freciuency on a telephone line connected to the switch; determining whether the telephone line is qualified to provide a selected data service based at least in part on a prediction of attenuation at a second freciuency, higher than the first freciuency, made from the single-ended measurements; and providing the selected data services to a customer over the telephone line in response to determining that the telephone line is qualified.
A method of marketing data transmission services to customers over telephone lines having associated tip and ring wires, comprising: performing single-ended electrical tests on a plurality of telephone lines connected to a final distribution near where a customer is located, the tests driving tip and ring wires of the lines under test in a common mode configuration; determining whether the tested lines qualify for a selected data service; and offering the data service to the customer over one of the tested lines in response to the one of the tested lines being qualified.
Other objects, features, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description, taken together with the drawings in which:
Each customer line 12-14 is a twisted copper two-wire pair adapted for telephone voice communications. The two wires of each line 12-14 are generally referred to as the ring and tip wires. The lines 12-14 are contained in one or in a series of standard telephony cables 20. The cable 20 may carry more than a dozen customer lines (not all shown) thereby creating an environment that changes electrical and transmission properties of the separate lines 12-14. The properties of the lines 12-14 may also depend on their segment structure.
Referring again to
The line-testing is controlled by a computer 30. The computer 30 sends signals the switch 15, via line 31, e.g., to select the line 12-14 to be tested. The computer 30 sends signals to the measurement unit 27, via line 32, to select and control the test to be performed. The measurement unit 27 sends measurement results to the computer 30 via the same line 32.
The computer 30 includes a storage medium 33 encoding an executable software program for testing selected ones of the lines 12-14. The program includes instructions for one or more methods of controlling single-ended measurements on the lines 12-14. The program also includes instructions for methods of analyzing the measurements to qualify or disqualify the lines 12-14 for data transmissions. Both types of method are described below.
The line testing qualifies or disqualifies the individual lines 12-14 being tested. To qualify, the computer 30 must predict that the line 12-14, under test, will support data transmissions without remedial measures. To disqualify, the computer 30 must predict that the line 12-14, under test, will not support data transmissions without remedial measures. The computer 30 may perform tests before or after the line 12-14, under test, is in service for data transmissions.
Tests to qualify or disqualify a line 12-14 for data transmission involve several steps. For each step, the computer 30 signals the switch 15 to disconnect the particular line 12-14, selected for testing, from the line card (not shown) and reroute the line to the test access 29. When the switch 15 reroutes the line, the computer 30 signals the measurement unit 27 to perform preselected single-ended measurements on the selected line 12-14. The measurement unit 27 performs the measurements and returns results to the computer 30. After receiving the results of the measurements, the computer 30 signals the switch 15 to reroute the selected line 12-14 to the line card. Then, the switch 15 transfers connections for the selected line 12-14 to the line card enabling the associated customer unit 16-18 to again communicate with the rest of the network 8.
In the first stage, the computer 30 tests for traditional line faults by performing independent electrical measurements on the tip and ring wires T, R of the selected line 12. First, the computer 30 performs such measurements to determine whether the selected line 12 has any metallic faults (step 52). Metallic faults include shorts to ground, to a voltage source, or between the paired wires T, R, and/or capacitive imbalances between the paired wires T, R of the selected line 12. Second, the computer 30 performs such measurements to determine whether the selected line 12 has any speed inhibiting faults (step 54). Speed inhibiting faults include resistive imbalances between the paired wires T, R of the selected line 12, and split pair or load inductances. Speed inhibiting faults also include bridged taps that reflect signals resonantly, e.g., the spurious tap 55 shown in
The threshold values of single-ended measurements, which indicate the above-described faults, generally depend on the type of data transmissions. Methods for performing and analyzing such single-ended measurements are known in the art. For example, U.S. Application No. 60/106,845 ('845), filed Nov. 3, 1993, by Roger Faulkner et al., and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,699,402 ('402) and 4,113,998 ('998) describe such methods and apparatus. The '845 application and '402 and '998 patents are incorporated by reference, in their entirety, in the present application. The '402 application and the '402 and '998 patents also describe apparatus 53, of the measurement unit 27 used for the single-ended measurements to detect the faults.
If the computer 30 to finds either a metallic or a speed-inhibiting fault, the computer 30 disqualifies the selected line 12 for data transmissions (block 56). If the computer 30 finds no such faults, the computer 30 determines whether the selected line 12 attenuates signals of a selected frequency by more than a threshold value for the preselected data transmission service (step 58). In the absence of faults, the signal attenuation at high frequencies is the primary measure for determining a line's ability to transmit data.
The test access 29 has internal connections 44, which electrically couple the tip and ring wires T, R of the line 12 under test to the terminal 40 and the terminal 41, respectively. Thus, the tip and ring wires T, R are electrically connected together, at the switch end, so that the signal generator 36 drives these wires T, R in common mode configuration during impedance measurements. Driving the wires T, R in common mode makes electrical measurements insensitive to termination characteristics of the customer unit 16.
Both the preselected threshold value for the signal attenuation and the preselected frequency depend on the type of data transmission. For ISDN data transmissions, the preselected threshold is about 45 deci-Bells (dB) at 100 KHz. For ASDL data transmissions, the preselected threshold is about 40 dB at 300 KHz depending on deployed terminal equipment.
If the signal attenuation at the preselected frequency is above threshold, the computer 30 disqualifies the selected line 12 for the corresponding type of data transmissions (block 56). If the signal attenuation is below threshold at the preselected frequency, the computer 30 qualifies the line 12 for the corresponding type of data transmissions (block 60) providing no faults were found at either step 52 or step 54.
The measurement unit 27 measures the capacitance C and then uses the value of C to determine the frequency for measuring the impedance Z. The capacitance C is a lumped value between the common mode tip and ring wires T, R and ground. The measurement unit 27 determines C at a low frequency, e.g., 80 Hertz (Hz). If the measured value of C is less than 400 nano-Farads (nF), the AC signal generator 27 drives the tip and ring wires T, R in common-mode at about 2.5 KHz to measure the impedance Z. If the value of C is greater than 400 nF, the AC signal generator 27 drives the tip and ring wires T, R, in common-mode, at a higher frequency between about 3 and 20 KHz, e.g., 3.0 KHz, to measure the impedance Z. The computer 30 uses the relation Z=V/I, where the voltage V is measured by the voltmeter 38 and the current I is measured by the ammeter 40, to find Z.
Next, the computer 30 determines the signal attenuation A(f) at high frequencies characteristic of data transmissions using the low frequency measurements of C and Z (step 74). The high frequencies are more than ten times the frequencies used for measuring Z and C. The value of "A(f)" at higher frequency "f" is known from an empirical formula (1) given by:
A(f)=K[Z 2+(2πfC)−2]−1/2 (1)
The value of K=5,000 dB-ohms provides good predictions of the attenuation A(f), in dB, for C and Z (in ohms) measured at low frequencies as described above. For this value of K, the frequency f, at which the attenuation is to be determined, should be between about 40 KHz and 300 KHz.
Next, the computer 30 determines whether the high frequency attenuation A(f) is above the preselected threshold for the selected type of data transmissions (step 76). If the attenuation A(f) is above the threshold, the computer 30 disqualifies the selected line 12. If the attenuation is below threshold, the computer 30 qualifies the selected line for the selected data transmissions.
The values of the high frequency attenuation A(f) of the table 80 correspond to a variety of one and two segment structures for the selected customer line 12. Columns 1 and 2 list segment lengths and gauges, i.e., diameters in millimeters, for the copper tip and ring wires T, R of the selected line 12. For each one and two segment structure shown, the predicted and reference attenuations differ by less than about 2 dB. Generally, formula (1) gives values of the high frequency attenuation A, which differ by less than about 3 dB for various segment mixtures if the wire gauges are between about 0.4 mm and 0.7 mm and total line lengths are less than about 6.5 km.
To provide the requested data services at step 98, the TELCO may swap customer lines to the same final distribution point. The swapping reassigns a qualified line to a customer requesting data service if the customer's own line is disqualified. The swap reassigns the customer's original disqualified line to another customer, who is at the same final distribution point and not demanding data service. The disqualified line can still provide voice services to the other customer. Thus, swapping can increase a TELCO's revenue by making more lines available for more expensive data services.
A TELCO can also use swapping in response to a request by the customer for data services. In response to such a request, the TELCO determines whether the customer's own line qualifies for the requested service by the above-described methods. If the line qualifies, the TELCO provides the customer data services over his own line. If the line disqualifies for the requested service, the TELCO performs additional qualification tests on other lines to the same final distribution point, which are not presently used for data transmission services. If one of those lines qualifies for the requested data service, the TELCO swaps the customer's line with the qualified line. Then, the qualified line provides data services to the customer requesting such services and the unqualified line provides normal voice service to the other customer.
Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims.
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How to snap a green flash
Q: I saw the green flash twice this winter. Very, very
cool! I tried to get a photo of the second flash but my digital camera (Olympus
D460, no filters, telephoto lens zoomed in) couldn't seem to capture the green.
Do you know why not?
A: Vivid pictures of the green flash aren't easy to take. Green flashes happen
quickly: a fraction of a second to, at most, a few seconds. A green flash is
a phenomenon where the atmosphere, acting as a prism, bends the Sun's rays.
This causes the top edge of the Sun to turn green, for a moment.
Here's advice from a couple of experts:
Lu Rarogiewicz, astronomer and weatherman at Mount Wilson, has this to say
on the subject: "It's extremely difficult. I've taken hundreds of pictures
of the green flash and only a few percent caught the green just right."
The exposure has to be "smack on the mark." You've got to outfox the
exposure meter, which averages light over a large area of the scene to arrive
at any given 'exposure.' The exposure meter, consequently, dictates too wide
an aperture to catch a green flash. After all, you are taking a picture of the
He suggests that you wait until the Sun is about 98% set. Aim your exposure
meter at the top of the Sun and get a reading. This gives you an estimate of
the proper exposure for the green flash. The later-occurring flash will be dimmer.
So, double or quadruple the aperture opening by increasing the exposure setting
one or two stops. Work quickly.
It's a trial and error procedure. Look at your picture and figure out how to
change the exposure setting for the next snapshot. Unfortunately, you probably
can't work fast enough to take another picture of this green flash.
Norm Vargas, amateur astronomer and board member of the Los Angeles Astronomical
Society and the one who took the photo shown above, emphasizes magnification:
"I would say that Chris' [the questioner's] attempt to image the green
flash may have been hampered by the digital camera's lack of magnification.
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Toshiro Mifune
Born on April 1, 1920
From Tsingtao, China
A shipwrecked English navigator (Richard Chamberlain) joins a warlord's (Toshirô Mifune) power struggle in 17th-century Japan.
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Wuuf is a radio station in Caninewood, the seedy neighborhood in which the video game Grand Theft Scratchy takes place.
Marge and Lisa entered the game, and decided to clean it up. The Wuuf building was destroyed, so Marge placed Maggie inside a duct so she could crawl to a button to change the game's background music. After Maggie accomplished this, the building then played a better song and Caninewood completely transformed.
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The name of the station is a parody of the radio station WUUF, and is based on the barking sound a dog makes, as the neighborhood is inhabited by dogs.


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After a successful install, Office Timeline tab (also known as Office Timeline ribbon) is missing from PowerPoint.
Typically, when the Office Timeline ribbon does not appear in PowerPoint (or disappears from PowerPoint), the cause is related to one of these three things:
Office Timeline becomes disabled or is conflicting with other add-ins.
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Thailand Using Kratom To Help Wean Addicts Off Meth
A Southeast Asian plant known as "kratom" has sparked differing opinions on the danger of its use as an illicit drug. The plant can either be chewed in its native area of Thailand or used as a powder in the U.S. for an energizing rush. The effects of the drug have been portrayed by much of the media as life-threatening and dangerous while users of the drug claim it is no more harmful than a jolt of caffeine. Kratom is currently illegal in Thailand but the Justice Minister Chaikasem Nitsiri is hoping to end the ban on a drug he thinks will be a safe way for people to kick their growing addiction to meth.
Meth use has increased rapidly in Thailand and has become an epidemic the Minister hopes to battle with less harmful drugs like kratom as an alternative. He wants to have the plant re-evaluated to prove that its effects are not as dangerous as people believe. There have been no instances of overdose associated with the drug or even violent crime in all of its recorded history. In Thailand, kratom has been banned for over 70 years but a review of the drug could help to change the image of the plant and its use. If the illegal status of the drug were to change it would become available through prescription, decriminalized in small amounts or could be completely legalized.
In the U.S., kratom is legal in most states but is now on the federal watch list and has been banned in Indiana. Media coverage in America about the drug has been mostly negative, portraying the drug as being associated with much more powerful and harmful stimulants like "bath salts." The media in Thailand has also created misconceptions about the drug by associating it with violent behavior. In reality the leafy plant is traditionally chewed by farmers in south Thailand as a pick-me-up while working in the fields. Users of the drug say it provides a gentle rush but does not impair your abilities. The effects are nowhere near those of methamphetamines or even marijuana. It seems that overdose is unlikely as chewing more of the plant does not provide any more of the type of sensations from a smaller amount.
Kratom had become a more obscure drug in Thailand until recently its status as an illegal drug became a pretext for police to raid Muslim villages looking for followers of the jihadi movement on the Malaysian border. Members of the jihadi tend to favor a drug cocktail known as 4x100 which contains kratom, coca-cola and cheap cough syrup. This drink associated with kratom has been misconstrued as deadly and often mixed with toxic chemicals but these are usually stories propagated by the media and are not based in any real evidence.
In order to legalize kratom in Thailand, the Justice Minister will have to face the negative public image of the drug which is largely based on hearsay. The nation's opinion on the drug is about equally divided with half of Thai people worried about legal kratom misuse and the other half viewing the drug as harmless. Meth addiction has become widespread in Thailand due to the availability of cheap meth tablets which are easier for young people to get a hold of than kratom. The Ministry of Justice believes it should be the other way around so that more available weaker drugs can help to cut down on Meth abuse. Studies on the actual effects of the drug and more accurate media coverage about its harmlessness will help to improve the public's views on this traditional drug.


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Happy Thursday kiddos! This is going to be a quickie, but a goodie. This gal needs to hit up Hulu and watch Wednesday's episode of Glee. Mildly obsessed would be putting it lightly.
Morning started with a classic yog mess…
1 cup Stonyfield Nonfat French Vanilla yog
1 sliced naner
1/4 cup Dylan's Sunflower Almond Chia granola
1 tbsp. PB
All mixed up and snarfed in approximately 3:43 minutes.
Due to Brett's business card being pulled from the dish, we got free Chipotle today. Oh heyyyyyyyy!
veggie burrito bol
black beans
mild salsa
Then, to top that off, Miss Ilsa made another apple pie. You devil woman!
Is this lady not a goddess? Look at that apple pie perfection. Perhaps a guest post on a certain *ahem* blog is in her future…little does she know.
A little special something came for me in the mail from a special homegirl. Made my day – how adorable is she? For reals.
Dinner: Part 1 was a carbalicious white bagel with CinnaRaisin Swirl PB. Chewy, cinnamony and delicious.
Then I hit the road for Mama & Daddy Everythingtarian's house. Not only is it Sister Everythingtarian #3's birthday today, but I am taking a looooong weekend for the marathon. Woo woo!
Since I take all these road trips, I figured it was only appropriate to invite you along on…
(that has NOTHING to do with food)
Towards the end, it might not be a bad idea to plug your ears. Just sayin'…
There was other snackage throughout the night, but let's be real. Nothing can top this performance. Also, this version of "Don't Stop Believin'" is from Glee. Like I said, mildly obsessed.
HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY KENJIPOO (a.k.a. my sister)!!!!!
You've come a long way kid!


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Mrs. Campbell's Residence is a high class ground level unit occupied by Mrs. Campbell and her dog Pieface.
Mrs. Campbell's Residence was plagued by a Metamorph dubbed Copycat. After her china and furniture was damaged, Campbell called in the Ghostbusters. Slimer briefly lounged in Pieface's room where a bed, bowl of food, and awards were located. Slimer then wondered to a vast kitchen where he first encountered the Copycat but didn't know it at the time.


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I would be honored to motorboat those wonk boobs.
Wel, no… she doesn't seem wasted. Actually, pretty clear-eyed and alert. Not drooling, stumbling and falling asleep like that convict Lohan!
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The Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service investigates cases of potential tax evasion. Tax evasion is a crime in which a person or business purposefully avoids owing or paying taxes, usually by filing a fraudulent tax return. Federal tax evasion is a felony and carries extremely severe penalties in the event of a conviction.
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Neighboring Cities
Learn about other cities within Coryell County, and about adjoining counties and cities with strong ties to our community. Copperas Cove is especially proud of our ties to Fort Hood. Visit Fort Hood's official website http://www.hood.army.mil/.
A leisurely drive along a winding country road can lead to old barns, horse ranches, antique shops, and many other joys of country living - most within 30 minutes of Copperas Cove.
Or, make tracks to Interstate 35 and visit some of the largest metroplexes in the Nation, such as Dallas/Fort Worth to the north, Austin to the south, and Houston to southeast. A little further south will find you enjoying Texas beaches like South Padre Island, the Spring Break Capital of Texas, and the sparkling beaches in Galveston or Corpus Christi.
Whether you choose to hang around the homeplace or hit the road - you'll find Copperas Cove a great place to start any adventure! Find out a little more about our neighbors below.
Belton Chamber of Commerce 412 East Central, Belton, Texas 76513 Phone: 254-939-3551
26 Miles from Copperas Cove
Website: http://www.beltonchamber.com
Gatesville Chamber of Commerce 2307 State Hwy. 36, Gatesville, Texas 76528 Phone: 254-865-2617
25 Miles from Copperas Cove
Website: http://www.gatesvilletx.info
Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce 552 East FM 2410, Suite B, Harker Heights, Texas 76548 Phone: 254-699-4999
13 Miles from Copperas Cove
Website: http://www.HarkerHeights.com/chamber.htm
Killeen Chamber of Commerce One Santa Fe Plaza, Killeen, Texas 76541 Phone: 254-526-9551
8 Miles from Copperas Cove
Website: http://www.gkcc.com/
Lampasas Chamber of Commerce 205 South US Hwy 281, PO Box 627, Lampasas, Texas 76550 Phone: 512-556-5172
16 Miles from Copperas Cove
Website: http://www.lampasaschamber.org
Salado Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 849, Salado, Texas 76571 Phone: 254-947-5040
40 Miles from Copperas Cove
Website: http://www.salado.com
Temple Chamber of Commerce 2 North 5th Street, Temple, Texas 76501 Phone: 254-773-0661
34 Miles from Copperas Cove
Website: http://www.temple-tx.org
Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce & Vistors Bureau
204 E. Robertson Ave.
Copperas Cove TX 76522
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Paul Strudwick
Organizer & regular DJ
Paul Strudwick is a BBC trained freelance sound engineer with his own recording truck. He organises and DJs at the Magic Roundabout Milongas, and is available to DJ at other events.
Along with music from the usual sources, he also plays his own high quality transfers from 78rpm records.
He founded the popular Facebook group "The Tango Now Playing in My Head Is …".
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Bärbel Rücker | Tanzbar
PR, teacher & guest DJ
Bärbel Rücker is a tango teacher and international DJ who has played in over twenty countries at milongas, marathons, festivals and encuentros. She lends her skills in graphics and web design to the Magic Roundabout publicity machine. Actually she IS the Magic Roundabout publicity machine! In addition to this she is currently halfway through Feldenkrais training in Switzerland.
Find out more about Bärbel Rücker | Tanzbar on her website: tanzbar.dk and on facebook: DJ Bärbel Rücker | Tanzbar.
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The Criminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System
The Criminalization of Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity for the Justice System
For a myriad of reasons the criminal justice system has become the de facto mental health system, with the three largest inpatient psychiatric institutions in America being jails–not hospitals. This book explores how and why this is the case. Sensationalized cases often drive criminal justice policies that can sometimes be impulsively enacted and misguided. While there is a chapter that examines the insanity defense and competency, the primary focus of the book is on the bulk of cases that clog the criminal justice system with persons with mental illnesses (pwmi). Criminal justice practitioners are often ill-equipped for dealing with pwmi in crises, and this may even result in the emergence of mental disabilities for criminal justice professionals. However, via application of therapeutic jurisprudence principles some agencies are better preparing their employees for such encounters and attempting to stop the inhumane and costly recycling of pwmi through the criminal justice system. Coverage runs the gamut from specialized law enforcement responses, to mental health courts, to jails and prisons, to discharge planning, diversion, re-entry, and outpatient commitment. Also, criminal justice practitioners in their own words provide insight into and examples of the interface between the mental health and criminal justice systems. Throughout the book the balance between maintaining public safety and preserving civil liberties is considered as the state's police power and parens patriae roles are examined. Lastly, collaborative approaches for influencing and informing policies that are often driven by crises are discussed.
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