Problem Solving Courts: A Measure of Justice

Problem Solving Courts: A Measure of Justice
ISBN-10
1442200820
ISBN-13
9781442200821
Category
Social Science
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2009-11-16
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Authors
Donald C. Johnson, JoAnn Miller

Description

Problem Solving Courts examines a relatively new approach to criminal justice in which judges, advised by law enforcement officers and mental health workers, meet with offenders on a weekly basis to talk about their issues in a socio-legal setting where therapeutic intervention is combined with a measure of punishment for program violations. Sociologist JoAnn Miller and judge Donald C. Johnson, creators of three successful problem solving courts themselves, address the compelling needs for alternatives to prisons, analyze problem solving courts in depth, and assess the impact problem solving courts can have on offenders and their communities.

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