Issues in Providing Services to Trauma-Affected Veterans In and Out of Veterans Treatment Courts

Auteur

Faye S. Taxman is University Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government and Director of the Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence at George Mason University. Taxman has expertise in corrections, supervision, implementation science and intervention science.

Don Hummer is a faculty member in the School of Public Affairs at Penn State Harrisburg. His research is centered on corrections policy, offender treatment and control, institutional and community violence, and the implications of technological advances for justice system personnel. He is co-editor of four previous volumes.

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Justice-involved veterans face a number of challenges in the criminal-legal system, including receiving the proper care and treatment for trauma experienced during their service to the nation. This book examines novel approaches to care for veterans and identifies some of the barriers they face.

Contenu

1. Introduction 2. New Research on Veterans Treatment Courts: An Overview of the Community Participatory Research on Veterans in Specialized Programming Project 3. Veterans Treatment Courts: A Nationwide Review of Enacting and Eligibility State Statutes 4. No Veteran Left Behind? Perspectives on VTC Eligibility Criteria for Justice-Involved Veterans in Multiple Jurisdictions Across the United States 5. SNAFU, Situation Normal All Forces United in Veterans Court: From the Perspective of a California Court of Appeal Justice and Mentor 6. At Risk and Underserved: Veterans Treatment Court Team Member Perspectives on Service Delivery Challenges 7. God, I Hope It Doesn't Fade Out: Team Member Perspectives on the Future of Veterans Treatment Courts 8. Protecting but Not Protected: Sexual Assault in the Military 9. Military Sexual Assault, Post-Service Employment, and Transition Preparation among U.S. Military Veterans: New Directions for Research