Taking problem-solving courts to scale : diverse applications of the specialty court model / edited by Eileen M. Ahlin and Anne S. Douds

Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021]
Physical Description: xi, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Creators: Ahlin, Eileen and Douds, Anne S.

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Contents

Drug courts : the beginning of the movement / Cassandra Atkin-Plunk -- Mental health courts : policy and practice / Irina Fanarraga and Deborah Koetzle -- DWI courts / Carrie Petrucci -- Reentry courts / Lama Hassoun Ayoub and Michael Rempel -- Creating a home base for treatment in homelessness courts / Kyle C. Troeger and Anne S. Douds -- Juvenile dependency courts : goals and challenges of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 / Mitra Z. Honardoost and Eileen M. Ahlin -- Community courts : restoring the community one case at a time / Tyrell Connor -- A trifecta of challenges for veterans treatment courts / Jared A. Michaels and Anne S. Douds -- Tribal healing to wellness courts / Elyshia Aseltine and Joan Lobo Antunes -- Seeking safety and accountability through domestic violence courts / Amanda B. Cissner and Rebecca Thomforde Hauser -- Restoring humanity through human trafficking courts? / Anne S. Douds, Ella R. Warburton, and Kealy A. Cassidy -- Sex offense courts : a historical and international overview / Ashley Kilmer and Amanda Emmert -- Opioid intervention courts / Lisa Shannon, Monica Himes, Shondrah Nash, and Jennifer Newell -- Conclusion.

Summary

"Taking Problem-Solving Courts to Scale is presented in three sections to address specialty courts focused on criminogenic needs, individual characteristics, and offense characteristics. This collective body of work strengthens our understanding of how problem-solving courts are continuing to revolutionize and reform our criminal justice system"--

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9781793608413 hardcover
1793608415 hardcover

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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