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Veterans Treatment Court: A Hand Up Rather Than Lock Up, Tabatha Renz
Veterans Treatment Court: A Hand Up Rather Than Lock Up, Tabatha Renz
Richmond Public Interest Law Review
There has been a gradual national shift toward rehabilitation within the justice system. This has been especially important for veterans who make up only 8% of the total population, but account for 10% of those with criminal records. Recognizing that the traditional justice system is not equipped to handle cases of individuals whose underlying cause of offense is combat trauma, there has been a call to expand the Veterans Treatment Court ("VTC") program as an alternative for offenders who are veterans of the armed forces. This issue has been compounded by over a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, …