Box 3, Folder 15, Document 11

Box 3, Folder 15, Document 11

JAMES L. MCGOVERN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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METROPOLITAN ATLANTA COMMISSION ON CRIME
AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, INC.

52 FAIRLIE STREET
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
524-3869

April 10, 1967

Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Y wh
Mayor of the City of Atlanta “ Sil

204 City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia ean

Dear Mayor Allen:

The Community Council of the Atlanta Area, Inc:~and_
the Metropolitan Atlanta Commission on Crime and Juvenile ~
Delinquency, Inc. are co-sponsoring a meeting to be held
Tuesday, April 18 at 3:00 p.m. in the conference room of
the Trust Company of Georgia to discuss the problem of the
chronic alcoholic court offender.

We feel that such a conference at this time is imperative
in view of the recent decisions of the federal Courts of Appeal
which held that the chronic alcoholic should not be confined
as a criminal but rather should be treated as one in need of
medical assistance.

Enclosed is a list of those persons invited to attend
this meeting as well as some material relating to the problem
of the alcoholic and a treatment plan prepared by the Community
Council.

We are hopeful that an overall plan in which the repre-

sentatives of the City, County and State will participate will
be forthcoming.

Yours very t . ;
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mes L. McGovern
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