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Commitment through Delinquency

Commitment through Delinquency. Pulling together two worlds…. There is a difference between commitment after being found incapable of proceeding in delinquency and placement in a mental health facility as part of a delinquency disposition. Distinction: Capacity/Disposition.

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Commitment through Delinquency

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  1. Commitment through Delinquency Pulling together two worlds…

  2. There is a difference between commitment after being found incapable of proceeding in delinquency and placement in a mental health facility as part of a delinquency disposition. Distinction: Capacity/Disposition

  3. What are “Levels” in Delinquency? • What are “Levels” in Mental Health? • What are “Levels” in the facility? Mental Health levels versus Delinquency levels

  4. Become familiar with the Delinquency dispositional charts Delinquency Dispositional Alternatives

  5. Be careful about how things are worded in court orders. Specific Words in the Order matter

  6. Is it really a violation of probation? Motions for Review

  7. Do I have to finish treatment if my probation ends? Extending Probation for treatment

  8. Commitment criteria • Burden of Proof • Procedures • Recommendations for Continued Commitment 122C: Commitment Review Hearings

  9. Impact of probationary judgment on due process rights and how to handle in the commitment hearing Waiving Rights?

  10. The Mental Health attorney may or may not have a copy of the delinquency order. How do you get a copy? Communication and Documentation

  11. What happens when clinical recommendations and court recommendations clash? Conflicts between the two systems

  12. Valerie Pearce, 704-943-9468 valerie@cfcrights.org Colleen Mullan, 704-372-7961 colleen@cfcrights.org Other questions/issues???

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