Problem Solving Courts Social Science and Legal Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wiener, Richard L. (Editor), Brank, Eve M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Criminal Law.; Criminology.; Law > Psychological aspects.; Psychology.; Law and Psychology.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7403-6

Substance abuse. Child welfare. Domestic violence. Mental illness. Cases revolving around these concerns keep the court system under constant stress, often resulting in less than satisfactory outcomes. In contrast, problem solving courts offer an innovative alternate path where traditional courts le...

Table of Contents:

• Social Psychology and Problem Solving Courts: Judicial Roles and Decision Making
• The Marriage of Science and the Law in Child Welfare Cases
• Exploring the Value-Added of Specialized Problem-Solving Courts for Dependency Cases
• Dependency Courts and Science
• Unified Family Courts:� An Interdisciplinary Framework and�� A Problem-Solving Approach
• Domestic Violence Courts: The Case of Lady Justice Meets the Serpents of the Caduceus
• Gender Issues in Problem-Solving Courts
• Mental Health Courts May Work, But Does it Matter if they do?
• The Past, Present, and Future of Mental Health Courts
• Mental Health Courts: Competence, Responsibility, and Proportionality
• The evolution of problem-solving courts in Australia and New Zealand: A Trans-Tasman comparative perspective
• The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Problem Solving Courts.