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Abstract:
The mental health court is a relatively new type of criminal court in North Carolina. The court has four defining features: (1) separate dockets for defendants having mental illnesses who volunteer for placement under the court, (2) cases handled by a designated judge, (3) a non-adversarial, team approach, and (4) a primary goal of reducing offenses by providing treatment rather than punishment. The authors discuss the state's one mental health court which is located in Orange County.