Most people acknowledge that mental illness and drug addiction are common precursors to criminal behavior. Individuals who suffer from an undiagnosed and/or untreated mental illness often try to “self-medicate.” Drug addicts who run out of legitimate sources of money to pay for their drug habit will often turn to crime as a source of money. Many of these individuals eventually end up serving lengthy sentences in a state or federal prison.
Topics covered in this report include:
- How Serious Is the Problem?
- What Are Problem-Solving Courts
- What Types of Treatment Courts Are Available?
- Who Is Eligible for a Problem-Solving Court?
- How Is a Case Transferred to a Treatment Court?
- How Does Treatment Court Work?
- What Are the Benefits of Participating in a Problem-Solving Court?
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Attorney Petersen was invited to join the National Advocacy for DUI Defense (NAFDD) organization in 2013. NAFDD vets thousands of lawyers and only chooses those who have achieved stellar results in DUI defense cases. Attorney Petersen was named one of the Top 50 defense attorneys in Nebraska out of more than 5,000.
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