| Description |
1 online resource (x, 277 pages) |
| Contents |
Measured justice and problem solving court principles -- The purposes, promises, and the magic of contemporary criminal law and criminal justice in the United States -- A problem solving court jurisprudence -- Timeless problems, innovative solutions -- Responding to reality : they all come home -- Blended social institutions -- The community : what it needs and what it deserves -- Words, words, words: distinctions and differences -- Transforming master status -- Backstage action -- Front stage performances / Jeralyn Faris, Joann Miller, and Donald C. Johnson -- Finale |
| Summary |
Problem Solving Courts explores a relatively new approach to criminal justice--one that can have a powerful impact on how convicts connect with their communities. Problem solving courts, born out of the drug court movement in the 1980s, are run by judges who, with the assistance of law enforcement agents and mental health workers, meet with convicts on a weekly basis to talk about their treatment. Treatment programs often include therapy, in addition to the possibility of incarceration or early "parole" in which an offender can complete his or her sentence under the jurisdiction of the court. I |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-269) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Courts of special jurisdiction -- United States
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LAW -- Government -- Federal.
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Courts of special jurisdiction
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Johnson, Donald C., 1944-
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| LC no. |
2009018954 |
| ISBN |
9781442200821 |
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1442200820 |
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9781442200807 |
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1442200804 |
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1282522175 |
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9781282522176 |
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9786612522178 |
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6612522178 |
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