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COUNTY SERVICES AND THE COURT

NCJ Number
36227
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1976
Length
0 pages
Annotation
PART OF A COURT PERSONNEL TRAINING PROJECT, THIS VIDEOTAPE DISCUSSES THE INVOLVEMENT AND COOPERATION OF COUNTY SERVICES WITH COURT OPERATIONS.
Abstract
TO SHOW HOW, WHY, AND WHEN THIS INTERACTION OCCURS, 'COUNTY SERVICES AND THE COURTS' FOLLOWS A TYPICAL DRUNK DRIVING CASE AS IT WEAVES ITS WAY THROUGH THE COURT AND A HOST OF COUNTY AGENCIES: INCLUDING THE LOCAL POLICE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, PROBATION, AND HEALTH AND WELFARE DEPARTMENTS. THROUGHOUT, THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE COURTS AND THESE AGENCIES, AND DISCUSSES THE INNUMERABLE PROBLEMS THAT ARISE WHEN THERE ISN'T. THIS TAPE IS BASED ON CALIFORNIA LAW AND MAY NOT APPLY TO OTHER STATES. FOR THE COMPLETE SET OF THE SKYLINE COLLEGE COURT SUPPORT PERSONNEL PROJECT VIDEOTAPES, SEE NCJ-35823-25, 36202-28, 36230, AND 36231. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)