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On the case: Sessions to play key role in setting guidelines for national court system
Judge William Sessions, U.S. Sentencing Commission Chair Continue reading
Court mandates psychiatric treatment, special services for mentally ill offenders
Low-cost program yields results
At the Chittenden County Mental Health Court, clients bypass district court and possibly jail time. They receive social services instead, and in exchange for successfully completing their court programs, which may include sanctions, their criminal records are expunged. More than 100 offenders have filtered through the mental health court and compared with their incarcerated counterparts, they are the lucky ones. People with mental disorders are significantly over-represented in… Continue readingHow the Chittenden court works
Offenders with mental illnesses are referred to the court by lawyers, judges, police officers, treatment providers and family members when their criminal behavior is driven by mental illness. They may also self-refer.
A clinician assesses offenders for a qualifying mental illness or other serious functional impairment that has led to the commission of the crime, such as psychosis, major mood disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, severe post-traumatic stress disorder and severe personality disorder.
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