Record #:

7443

Author(s):

Hilday, Virginia Aldige; Moore, Marlee E.; Lamoureaux, Marie; de Magistris, Jeffrey

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.

Source:

Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 70 Issue 3, Spring/Summer 2005, p24-30, il, f

Subject(s):

Mentally ill offenders--Orange County