In addition to meeting the clinical eligibility, the defendant must also be legally eligible to participate.  The Solicitor General’s office will review each case and criminal history to determine initial consideration and eligibility. Thereafter, the full Court interdisciplinary team that includes the judge, coordinator, clinical evaluator, social worker, case managers, public defender, prosecutor, jail mental health, and a Claratel Behavioral Health (formerly DeKalb Community Service Board) representative will discuss and determine a participant’s final eligibility for the MMHC.  Not only must the current charge be non-violent, but the criminal history must substantiate a non-violent background. Specifically, the criminal offense must not involve any case in which a victim suffered a broken bone or other severe bodily harm or involved weapons.