• An Alternative to Incarceration
    An Alternative to Incarceration

    PHMC's Forensic Services programs reduce recidivism and enhance community safety. We support about 10,000 justice-involved youth, adults and families each year.

    Programs
  • An Alternative to Incarceration
    An Alternative to Incarceration

    PHMC's Forensic Services programs reduce recidivism and enhance community safety. We support about 10,000 justice-involved youth, adults and families each year.

    Programs

Driving Under the Influence Services

As of 2004, all Driving Under the Influence (DUI) offenders are required to receive:

  • A Court Reporting Network (CRN) evaluation, to determine if there is a need for a more comprehensive drug and alcohol assessment.

  • Alcohol Highway Safety School classes.

PHMC operates the Office of the DUI Coordinator (ODC) and works with a network of certified DUI Service Providers.

Services

  • Coordination of all state-required services, as determined at the pre-sentence hearing:

    • CRN evaluation

    • Assessment for drug and alcohol treatment

    • Alcohol Highway Safety School classes

  • Linkage to substance use treatment services

  • Support on drivers’ license restoration

Once a participant meets all state-required criteria, they are eligible for restoration of driving privileges. The Clerk of Courts issues a court order compliance form to PennDOT (Department of Transportation) to process the request.

Eligibility & Referrals

  • A judge assigns all participants (individuals arrested with DUI offenses) to providers like PHMC. Referrals are based on location and/or language considerations.

  • Through the ODC, PHMC processes DUI cases of Philadelphia residents.

  • Participants with DUI cases that occurred in another state or county may complete their legal requirements in Philadelphia County. For these cases, ODC will need a referral from the state or county where the DUI offense occurred.

 

PHMC's Forensic Services programs support about 10,000 individuals each year.

We serve justice-involved youth, adults and families.

Manny* used his time in PHMC’s Forensic Services program to work on his housing, substance use, employment, and legal goals. Admitted to the Intermediate Punishment Program (IPP) as a non-violent offender and evaluated for chemical dependency, he benefited from the program’s behavioral health assessments, substance use treatment, vocational training, case management, and intensive probation supervision.

 

Manny achieved sobriety throughout the IPP program and has maintained it since, and recently completed both his treatment and the IPP program. He has started a new job at a plastic company, and is in a much stronger position with respect to his employment and housing stability.

 

*Name changed to protect identity.

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