If someone diagnosed with a mental illness is arrested, they must be evaluated by a psychiatrist to determine their mental competency. Additionally, anyone arrested and suspected of having a mental illness should be evaluated by a psychiatrist. If the psychiatrist diagnoses the person with a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia or bipolar), which can cause a person to hear, see, or believe things that are not real, then that person should be sent to a treatment facility, such as Pathways in the book. This policy would prevent people suffering from serious mental illnesses from ending up in prison, which would allow more space for criminals and provide applicable and better treatment to people with mental illnesses that they would not receive in prisons. It might even save you money (Bellock,