UNIQUE ASPECTS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COURT CLINICS PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 16745
• Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 18 Issue: 2 Dated: (1974) Pages: 159-163
• Author(s): N D RIZZO
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: Assoc for Psychiatric Treatment of Offenders
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

THIS PROGRAM IS A NETWORK OF ACTIVE PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS, EACH ONE LOCATED RIGHT IN THE COURTHOUSE, WHICH PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR OFFENDERS BROUGHT BEFORE THE LAW.

Abstract

THIS TREATMENT IS MADE COMPULSORY AND ENFORCEABLE THROUGH THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT. RE-ITERATING, THIS NON-VOLUNTARY TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS RIGHT IN THE COURTHOUSE IS THE MAJOR, SINGULAR AND UNUSUAL FEATURE OF THIS PROGRAM. OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM WHICH ARE DISCUSSED ARE THE ORGANIZATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A COURT CLINIC, THE ADMINISTRATIVE DYNAMICS OF A COURT CLINIC, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURT AND ITS CLINIC, COLLABORATION WITH THE PROBATION SERVICES, AND THE COURT CLINIC AS A NEW COMMUNITY AGENCY.