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Amy C. Watson

Assistant Professor

BA, Criminal Justice, Aurora University, Aurora, Illinois
AM, University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration
PhD, University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration

E-mail: acwatson@uic.edu
Phone: (312) 996-0039
Room: 4242, ECSW

Amy C. Watson

Professional Interests 

  • Mental Health Policy
  • Interface of the criminal justice and mental health systems
  • Mental illness stigma and treatment participation

Current Research

  • "Testing a systems level intervention to improve police response to persons with mental illness: CIT in Chicago " (NIMH)
  • "Police, Procedural Justice & Persons with Mental Illness"(NIMH)
  • Forensic Assertive Community Treatment: Re-Entry Evaluation ( Chicago Community Trust)
  • "Police Officer Response to Emotionally Disturbed Person Calls" ( Center for Mental Health Services and Criminal Justice Research)

Teaching

  • Mental Health Policy
  • Social Work in a Multicultural Society

Practice Experience

Probation officer in DuPage County for five years, working primarily with probation clients with mental illness. Several years as a forensic social worker, conducting mitigation investigations for death penalty cases. 

Publications

Watson, A.C., Otey, E., Westbrook, A.L., Gardner, A.L., Lamb, T.A., Corrigan, P.W., & Fenton, W.S. (2004) Changing middle schoolers' attitudes about mental illness though education. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 30, 563-572. 

Watson, A.C.; Corrigan, P.W., Ottati, V. (2004). Police Officer attitudes and decisions regarding persons with mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 55, 46-53.

Watson, A.C.; Corrigan, P.W., Ottati, V. (2004). Police Officer attitudes and decisions regarding persons with mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 55, 46-53.

Watson AC, Corrigan PW, Angell B (2005) What Motivates Public Support for Legally Mandated Mental Health Treatment? Social Work Research, 29 (2) 87-94.

Watson, Amy C., & Angell, B. (2007). Applying procedural justice theory to law
enforcement' s response to persons with mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 58:6, 787-793.

Watson AC, Angell B, Morabito MS, & Robinson N.(2008)Defying negative expectations: Dimensions of fair and respectful treatment by police officers as perceived by people with mental illness. Administration & Policy in Mental Health & Mental Health Services Research. online first. DOI 10.1007/s10488-008-0188-5.

Watson AC Morabito MS, Draine J, Ottati V. (2008) Improving police response to persons with mental illness: A multi-level conceptualization of CIT. International Journal of Law & Psychiatry, 31, 359-368.

 

Affiliations, Associations, & Consultations 

  • Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research
  • American Society of Criminology
  • Criminal Justice/Mental Health Committee, DuPage County