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1 online resource (193 pages) |
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Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice |
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Routledge frontiers of criminal justice.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword: some perspective on problem-solving; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Methodology; Critique; Structure of the book; 2 Situating problem-solving, punitivism and punishment; Problem-solving justice and the 'punitive turn'; A 'Rehabilitation Revolution'?; A financial imperative for change; 3 Specialist and problem-solving courts; The principles and rationale of problem-solving courts; The 'enhanced' judicial function; Defence advocacy function; Adversarial justice; Problem-solving courts in England and Wales; The lay magistracy |
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Court centralisation and 'local justice'Court review of community orders; Court listing practices; 4 Drug courts and domestic violence courts; Sentencer continuity; 'Voluntariness'; Selectivity in sentencing; Effectiveness; Court-ordered drug treatment in England and Wales; Intermediate sanctions for non-compliance; Domestic violence courts; Specialist domestic violence courts in England and Wales; Specialist sexual violence courts (SVCs); 5 Community courts and mental health courts; Community courts in England and Wales; Conceptualising community engagement and its outcomes |
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Mental health courtsEffectiveness; Mental health courts (MHCs) in England and Wales; Mental health court pilot; Scalability; 6 Neighbourhood justice panels; Diversion and out of court disposals in England and Wales; Justice panels; Role of magistrates in NJPs; Pre-sentencing restorative justice; 7 Problem-solving and court specialisation: prospects and pitfalls; Mainstreaming problem-solving justice; References; Index |
| Summary |
Why is punishment not more effective? Why do we have such high re-offending rates? How can we deal with crime and criminals in a more cost-effective way? Over the last decade in particular, the United Kingdom, in common with other jurisdictions such as Canada, the United States (US) and Australia, has sought to develop more effective ways of responding to criminal behaviour through court reforms designed to address specific manifestations of crime. Strongly influenced by developments in US court specialisation, problem-solving and specialist courts - including domestic violence courts, drug |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- England
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Criminal courts -- England
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Courts of special jurisdiction -- England
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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Courts of special jurisdiction
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Criminal courts
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Criminal justice, Administration of
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England
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136699412 |
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1136699414 |
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