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Problem-Solving Courts and the Criminal Justice System (Hardcover)
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Problem-Solving Courts and the Criminal Justice System (Hardcover)
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Problem-solving courts provide judicially supervised treatment for
behavioral health needs commonly found among criminal offenders,
including substance abuse and mental health disorders, and they
treat a variety of offender populations. These courts employ a
team-based approach consisting of a judge, defense attorney,
prosecutor, and treatment providers, representing a significant
paradigm shift in how the justice system treats offenders with
special needs. Despite the proliferation of problem-solving courts,
there remains some uncertainty about how they function, how
effective they are, and the most promising ways to implement
problem-solving justice. Problem-Solving Courts and the Criminal
Justice System provides a comprehensive foundation of knowledge
related to problem-solving courts and the role they play in the
United States criminal justice system. The book begins with an
overview that explores precipitating factors in these courts'
development, relevant political influence, and their history,
purposes, benefits, and drawbacks, followed by a detailed
discussion of specific types of problem solving courts, including
drug courts, mental health courts, and veterans courts, among many
others. Next a review of the legal and ethical considerations of
alternative methods to standard prosecution is complemented by an
examination of the methodological challenges faced by researchers
when attempting to study the effectiveness of problem-solving
courts. The book concludes with a discussion of future directions
in terms of research, practice, and policy relating to these courts
in the United States. Problem-Solving Courts and the Criminal
Justice System is appropriate for professionals, researchers, and
students in the fields of mental health, criminal justice, and law.
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