U.S. Department of Justice

Veterans in the Criminal Justice System: Defending Conditions of the Mind

Publication year: 2012 | Cataloged on: Jun. 19, 2012

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  • 2012
  • 12 pages

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Thumbnail preview ANNOTATION: “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) are two notable conditions that can result from military service. And they have become particularly important in understanding and defending veterans involved in the criminal justice system. At the same time, specialty courts and legal projects specific to veterans are gaining traction. Overall, these developments highlight the ongoing dialogue between criminal justice and medical science in fairly adjudicating the responsibility and mitigating the punishment of veterans charged with crimes” (p. 1). This article presents an annotated collection of resources specific to the needs of incarcerated veterans. These items are organized according to cases and case studies, criminal defense, reports, secondary resources, Web resources, and legal assistance.
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