court-mandated treatment
Judge-ordered therapy program
Court-mandated treatment is therapy, rehabilitation, or intervention ordered by a judge as a condition of probation, sentencing, or custody arrangements.
Common forms include substance abuse programs, anger management courses, and mental health counseling: He's in court-mandated treatment for his third DUI.
The person typically has no choice—refusal means jail time or other penalties.
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- substance abuse counselingTherapy for drug dependency
- substance dependencyPhysiological need for drugs
- probationSupervised trial period
- paroleConditional early release
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Unassisted personal development
peer support groups · family intervention · community support
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