10th District Court Veterans Treatment Court (Calhoun County)
The 10th District Court's Veterans Treatment Court in Battle Creek, under Judge Paul K. Beardslee, is a four-phase supervised treatment programme with a veteran mentor for Calhoun County veterans charged with an offence related to substance use or mental illness arising from service; probation, 269-969-6651.
Also called: veterans court, veterans treatment court, VTC, Battle Creek, 10th District Court, Paul Beardslee, MCL 600.1200, mentor.
Michigan's veterans treatment courts are certified under MCL 600.1200 and following; see the Michigan entry. The court's page: "The mission of the 10th District Veterans Treatment Court is to take an active role in promoting the safety of our community while recognizing a veterans' honorable and significant service to our country by offering a court-supervised treatment program aimed at addressing the military-related health/behavioral issues that led to criminal behavior."
Who. A veteran or active member "with separation in a manner other than a dishonorable discharge"; a Calhoun County resident (others case by case); "currently charged with a misdemeanor or felony offense generally related to the military service of the participant"; dependent on drugs or alcohol or with a mental illness, but not an undue risk; and not charged with or convicted of an offence involving death, serious bodily injury or criminal sexual conduct.
How it runs. Four phases with treatment, a probation case manager, reviews every two weeks in phases I and II (Thursdays at 2:30 p.m.) and monthly in III and IV, and a volunteer veteran mentor for every participant. Judge Paul K. Beardslee; probation 269-969-6651. The State Court Administrative Office lists the court (269-969-6726).
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Thresholds for 10th District Court Veterans Treatment Court (Calhoun County)
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Justice-involved veteran
The court is for a veteran with a pending eligible case who is referred and accepted. A disability rating is not the test.
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