Mental health courts are modeled after drug courts and are designed to

A) protect society by diverting dangerous mentally ill defendants to the court
B) ensure that violent mentally ill defendants are punished to the greatest extent of the law
C) divert appropriate mentally ill defendants to community-based programs that are
supervised by the courts
D) all of the above


C

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A) first B) second C) third D) fourth

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In the child protective services case, the father "Stan"

A. works too hard and is never home. B. frequently sleeps in parks or shelters. C. is serving a ten year prison sentence. D. is under a permanent restraining order.

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a. shortening a workday by not taking a lunch hour break b. a family-leave benefit c. adjusting the length of a workday d. a job-sharing effort

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