Society, Science, and Problem-Solving Courts

Author: Monica K. Miller; Mia A. Holbrook; Logan A. Yelderman; Kylie Kulak
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780190059804
Published In: February 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Problem-solving courts are special courts that do not simply punish offenders, but use other justice principles—like therapeutic jurisprudence and restorative justice—and psychology principles—like anticipated emotion, operant conditioning, and social support—to address underlying social issues that contributed to the crime. The U.S. has numerous types of problem-solving courts, such as drug courts, mental health courts, and homelessness courts. Other countries do not have such courts, have altered versions, or have courts for other issues, like aboriginal courts. Comparison of these courts worldwide shows that many societies address their social issues through courts in dramatically different ways than do problem-solving courts in the U.S.

Society, Science, and Problem-Solving Courts takes a broad social science approach to explain what societal factors brought about development of the wide variety of problem-solving courts, and what factors prevent such development or make problem-solving courts unnecessary. The book also investigates the role of science and technology in the development, enforcement, and evaluation of problem-solving courts. It is this combination of society and science that makes problem-solving courts possible.

Section 1: Introduction to Problem-Solving Courts

Chapter 1: Society, Science, and Problem-solving Courts in the U.S. and Abroad

Chapter 2: Overview of the Types of Problem-Solving Courts; Mia A. Holbrook and Mary Dhondt

Section 2: The Science of Problem-Solving Courts

Chapter 3: The Justice Principles of Problem-Solving Courts; Logan A. Yelderman, Mia A. Holbrook, Jennifer L. Lanterman, Alicia DeVault, Monica K. Miller

Chapter 4:The Psychology of Problem-Solving Courts

Chapter 5: Scientific Methodology used in Evaluations and Problem-Solving Courts

Chapter 6: Effectiveness of Problem-Solving Courts; Mia A. Holbrook and Mary Dhondt

Section 3: Society and Problem-Solving Courts

Chapter 7: When Law and Culture Collide

Chapter 8: Problem-Solving Courts and the Social Mind-set Model; Monica K Miller, Kylie Kulak, and Amber Westbrook

Section 4: The Development (or Not) of Problem-solving Courts

Chapter 9: Why Some Countries Have Problem-solving Courts; Waleed Jami, Kylie Kulak, and Monica K. Miller

Chapter 10: Why Some Countries Do Not Have Problem-solving Courts; Section 5: Problem-solving Courts: Looking to the Future by Looking at the Past

Chapter 11: The Benefits (Pros) and Drawbacks (Cons) of Problem-Solving Courts: A Scientific Understanding of Variations in Perspectives Across Societies; Conclusion

Chapter 12: Society, Science, and Problem-solving Courts: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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