Scope and Content: The Division of Legal Medicine was established in 1956 to provide psychiatric services to courts and correctional institutions and to ensure that persons who came into contact with the criminal justice system received needed mental health care.  Director’s administrative files, consisting of correspondence, minutes, memorandums, drafts, and legal files, were created in the course of carrying out these responsibilities and reflect the director’s activities in this area as well as participation in broader departmental activities.
Restrictions: Criminal offender record information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 6, ss 167-178. Mental health client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123, s 36. Mental retardation client information restricted by statutory provision MGLA c 123B, s 17. For conditions of access consult repository
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