| Description |
xii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Social psychology and problem-solving courts : judicial roles and decision making / Richard L. Wiener and Leah Georges -- The marriage of science and the law in child welfare cases / Cindy S. Lederman -- Exploring the value-added of specialized problem-solving courts for dependency cases / Sophia I. Gatowski, Shirley A. Dobbin and Alicia Summers -- Dependency courts and science / Victoria Weisz -- Unified family courts : an interdisciplinary framework and a problem-solving approach / Barbara A. Babb -- Domestic violence courts : the case of lady justice meets the serpents of the caduceus / Nancy Wolff -- Gender issues in problem-solving courts / Anna Williams Shavers -- Mental health courts may work, but does it matter if they do? / John Petrila -- The past, present, and future of mental health courts / Allison D. Redlich -- Mental health courts : competence, responsibility, and proportionality / Robert F. Schopp -- The evolution of problem-solving courts in Australia and New Zealand : a trans-Tasman comparative perspective / Elizabeth Richardson, Katey Thom and Brian McKenna -- Problem solving courts : therapeutic jurisprudence in practice / Bruce J. Winick -- The intended and unintended consequences of problem-solving courts / Eve M. Brank and Joshua A. Haby |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Therapeutic jurisprudence -- Congresses.
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Law and the social sciences -- Congresses.
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Mental health courts -- Congresses.
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Domestic relations courts -- Congresses.
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Courts of special jurisdiction -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Wiener, Richard L., editor of compilation
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Brank, Eve M., editor of compilation
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| LC no. |
2013941655 |
| ISBN |
1461474027 |
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9781461474029 |
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