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Community Protection and Treatment Center (ACPTC) was founded as the
outcome of legislation, Sexually Violent Persons, A.R.S. § 36-3701, et. seq.,
which provides for the civil commitment of individuals who have a mental
disorder. “Mental disorder” is defined as either a paraphilia or
personality disorder that predisposes a person to commit sexual acts to such a
degree as to render that person a danger to the health and safety of others.
The mission of the center is to provide therapy to those individuals who have
been civilly committed. The ultimate goal is to reintegrate into the community
those individuals who have successfully completed the treatment program and
who have been evaluated to be functioning at a level where their presence in
the community does not present a risk to public safety.
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