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departments and service providers, researchers concluded that a number of principles—such as judicial monitoring and linking offenders to services—could be transferable. The study, conducted in cooperation with the Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee of the Judicial Council of California, was the first of its kind in the country. In 2005,
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Judges in problem-solving courts need other skills beyond a knowledge of the law; they also must sometimes function as a social worker, therapist, and accountant. Law schools have only recently begun to provide courses on problem-solving justice, and New York Judge Fern Fisher commented that not all
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noted that because judges have total discretion, the results can be inconsistent. When that situation existed in the criminal justice system, mandatory sentencing guidelines were instituted. Legal scholars have warned that judges may also force their values upon defendants from different cultures.
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Problem-solving courts look just like traditional courts, but defendants are referred to as "clients" and the judge has extensive knowledge about the client and talks with them directly. A client placed in a treatment program is monitored by the judge for months or years, and will return to court
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tasked with proving the concept and providing guidelines to state court systems that seek to implement a program. The BJA identified ten projects and provided funding to demonstrate the theories in practice and document their results. They also provide hands-on assistance for any judicial entity
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Center for Court Innovation researchers explored whether problem-solving justice always requires a specialized court or if core principles and practices from these specialized courts are transferable to conventional courts. After interviewing judges, attorneys and representatives from probation
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Some public defenders have criticized the use of problem-solving courts because accused persons who accept intervention are implicitly treated as guilty; the courts do not allow an accused person to receive a determination of innocence or guilt. New York Supreme Court Judge James A. Yates has
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had more than 25,000 members working in 2,663 drug courts and 1,219 other problem-solving courts as of late 2011. Their annual conference offers education and training from experts for problem-solving professionals world-wide.
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periodically to assess progress and/or problems. The judge can order the client to serve jail time as a punishment while in a treatment program, and the judge decides when the client is to be released from the program.
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features profiles of Center demonstration projects. The book is being used in law schools and public policy schools, due in part to a law school course on problem-solving justice that the Center piloted at
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from 1993 to 2008 where she was most responsible for implementing court reform utilizing problem-solving courts in her state, one of the first in the nation. She also co-founded the
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headquartered in New York that helps courts and criminal justice agencies decrease crime, provide aid to victims and increase the public's confidence in the justice system.
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between legal officials (judges/prosecutors/attorneys/probation officers), social service providers, victim groups and schools will keep everyone focused on the goal.
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According to the Center for Court Innovation, there are six principles required for problem-solving courts to be effective. There must be
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Those critical of the system say many treatment programs are unnecessarily harsh, and any deviation from the rules is punished.
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links offenders to the services they need and provides services for victims to aid in their recovery. Offenders must be held
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Good Courts: The Case For Problem-solving Justice (9781565849730): Greg Berman, John Feinblatt, Sarah Glazer: Books
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with the public will encourage cooperation of witnesses, jurors, and community watch groups, and foster trust.
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available to the staff through training, and comprehensive defendant information for justice officials.
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need to be analyzed for cost versus benefit, and to provide continuous improvement of the process.
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characterized their use as a trend toward "an inquisitorial system of justice".
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greatly improved the outcomes of most cases. Programs have been established for
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A Problem-Solving Revolution: Making Change Happen in State Courts
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Specialty courts designed to address offenders' criminogenic needs
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judges have the patience and attitude necessary to be effective.
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with compliance monitoring and consequences for non-compliance.
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Documenting Results: Research on Problem-Solving Justice
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Personal Stories: Narratives from Across New York State
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Index

Problem-solving courts
United States
drug court
diversion program
recidivism
Judith Kaye
Chief Judge
New York
Center for Court Innovation
think tank
The New Press
Fordham Law School
National Association of Drug Court Professionals
therapeutic jurisprudence
teen court
DWI court
community court
domestic violence court
mental health court
veterans' court
New York Times
Bureau of Justice Assistance
U.S. Department of Justice






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