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Problem-solving courts (PSC) address the underlying problems that contribute to criminal behavior and are a current trend in the legal system of the United States.In 1989, a judge in Miami began to take a hands-on approach to drug addicts, ordering them into treatment, rather than perpetuating the revolving door of court and prison.
As in other problem-solving courts, the judge in a mental health court plays a larger role than a judge in a conventional court. Problem-solving courts rely upon the active use of judicial authority to solve problems and to change the behavior of litigants. For instance, in a problem-solving court, the same judge presides at every hearing. [8]
Non-violent offenders are offered a hand up out of drug use and mental illness in one of Polk Country's most successful programs — Problem-Solving Court.
From Whether to How Drug Courts Work: Retrospective Evaluation of Two Pioneering Drug Courts in Clark County (Las Vegas) and Multnomah County (Portland), Phase II Report from the National Evaluation of Drug Courts. Grant No. 98–DC–VX–K001. Roman, John, Townsend, Wendy and Bhati, Avinash Singh; (2003).
Apr. 7—CLARK COUNTY — A problem-solving court trying to provide treatment for those being charged with crimes related to drugs and alcohol received a nearly $600,000 grant to help expand its ...
The Center for Court Innovation grew out of an experiment in judicial problem-solving. The Midtown Community Court was created in 1993 to address low-level charges around Times Square. [9] The Midtown Court responds creatively, seeking sentences that are restorative to the victim, defendant, and community. [10]
Drug courts are problem-solving courts that take a public health approach to criminal offending using a specialized model in which the judiciary, prosecution, defense bar, probation, law enforcement, mental health, social service, and treatment communities work together to help addicted offenders into long-term recovery. Instead of punishment ...
The solving of the mystery of why the U.S. Defense Department helped kill Arizona's "Starter Homes Act." But first, we cover the latest example of a local trial court killing "missing middle ...