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COSIG Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006
Escaping the Dilemma
• Be sure that the defendant:
• Knows in advance the purpose of your
interview and that the information from
your assessment will likely be revealed in
court (Note: Their attorney should also
know the same).
Mental Health, Law Enforcement, the
Courts, and the Community
(Consensus Report, 2002)
• Contact with the Law
– Request for police service
– On-scene assessment
– On-scene response
– Incident documentation
– Police response evaluation
Pretrial Issues, Adjudication, and
Sentencing
– Appointment of Counsel
– Consultation with Victim
– Prosecutorial Review of Charges
– Modification of Pretrial Diversion Conditions
– Pretrial Release/Detention Hearing
– Modification of Pretrial Release Conditions
– Intake at County/Municipal Detention Facility
– Adjudication
– Sentencing
Cont’d
– Modification of Conditions of
Probation/Supervised Release
Incarceration and Reentry
– Receiving and Intake of Sentenced Inmates
– Development of Treatment Plans, Assignment
to Programs, and Classification/ Housing
Decisions
– Subsequent Referral for Screening and
Mental Health Evaluation
– Release Decision
– Development of Transition Plan
Cont’d
– Modification of Conditions of Supervised
Release
– Maintaining Contact Between Individual and
Mental Health System
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