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The Criminal Court Experience as the Catalyst to Crisis Intervention*

The Criminal Court Experience as the Catalyst to Crisis Intervention* AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (June 1984) 17 (67-78) 67 THE CRIMINAL COURT EXPERIENCE AS THE CATALYST TO CRISIS INTERVENTION* Carmel Benjamint Introduction To most people the court setting is an unfamiliar one. Although the buildings are public, few enter; even fewer -know what to do or what is expected of them if they are called upon to make an appearance. To an adult it is a confronting experience, to a child it is overwhelming. The problem lies not with legal aspects of criminal activity - these have a long tradition of skilled professional attention. Rather, it is that unlawful behaviour is frequently the symptom of other social problems and, as such, must not be dealt with in isolation. In addition to relieving visible human distress, there is community value in utilizing crisis intervention skills at the point of court contact for individuals attending court for criminal matters. For many of these people, at this particular time more than at any other, there is the possibility of making positive use of what is very often a negative experience. Crisis intervention' does not depend on long-term casework and if offered at the right time and place, in this instance http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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SAGE
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© The Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology and Authors, 1984
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0004-8658
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1837-9273
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10.1177/000486588401700202
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AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (June 1984) 17 (67-78) 67 THE CRIMINAL COURT EXPERIENCE AS THE CATALYST TO CRISIS INTERVENTION* Carmel Benjamint Introduction To most people the court setting is an unfamiliar one. Although the buildings are public, few enter; even fewer -know what to do or what is expected of them if they are called upon to make an appearance. To an adult it is a confronting experience, to a child it is overwhelming. The problem lies not with legal aspects of criminal activity - these have a long tradition of skilled professional attention. Rather, it is that unlawful behaviour is frequently the symptom of other social problems and, as such, must not be dealt with in isolation. In addition to relieving visible human distress, there is community value in utilizing crisis intervention skills at the point of court contact for individuals attending court for criminal matters. For many of these people, at this particular time more than at any other, there is the possibility of making positive use of what is very often a negative experience. Crisis intervention' does not depend on long-term casework and if offered at the right time and place, in this instance

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE

Published: Jun 1, 1984

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