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Rekha Mirchandani - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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what s so special about Specialized Courts the state and social change in salt lake city s domestic violence Court
Law & Society Review, 2005Co-Authors: Rekha MirchandaniAbstract:The nationwide growth in Specialized or problem-solving Courts, including drug Courts, community Courts, mental health Courts, and domestic violence Courts, among others, raises questions about the role of the state with respect to social change. According to social control theories of the state, especially theories of technocratic or rationalized justice, law is increasingly about efficiency, speed, and effectiveness. Specialized Courts, however, take on a social problem approach to crime, seeking to address crime's “root causes” within the individual, the society, and the larger culture in ways more characteristic of social movements. Are Specialized Courts about social control or social change? This study examines state action in a Specialized Court in domestic violence in order to examine this question. I focus on a domestic violence Court that arose in February 1997 and four years later employed full-time judges, prosecuting and defense attorneys, and numerous other staff to handle all misdemeanor domestic violence cases in Salt Lake County, Utah. I ask how legal, political, and community officials justify the Court and its operation in order to examine some important issues about the role of the state and social change. Ultimately, I suggest that my findings about the complementary roles of social control and social change within domestic violence Courts have implications not only for critical theories of technocratic justice and for the battered women's movement but also for democratic theories of the state.
Kristy Holtfreter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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gender and mental health an examination of procedural justice in a Specialized Court context
Behavioral Sciences & The Law, 2018Co-Authors: Logan J Somers, Kristy HoltfreterAbstract:: The procedural justice framework has been applied in the criminal justice contexts of policing, corrections, and Courts. According to this perspective, fair treatment, respectful dialogue and being given a proper voice will contribute to citizens' positive views of authority figures. While this literature has grown immensely, several questions remain unanswered. Do males and females perceive similar levels of procedural justice? Does mental health status influence perceptions of fair treatment? Whether procedural justice is a general perspective that can be applied across social groupings has important implications for correctional treatment in that programs that truly "work" for all are more cost-effective. Toward that end, the current study investigates the relationships among procedural justice perceptions, gender, and mental health status in Specialized drug Courts, a context that has received little empirical attention. We do so using secondary data originally collected between 2003 and 2009 for Rossman, Roman, Zweig, Rempel and Lindquist's Multisite Adult Drug Court Evaluation (MADCE). Results from a full-sample analysis reveal that women report higher levels of procedural justice; that drug Court participation significantly influences procedural justice perceptions; and that depressive symptomology is a significant predictor of procedural justice perceptions. In male- and female-specific subsamples, drug Court participation exerts similar effects for males and females, as does depressive symptomology. Implications for theory, research, and practice are discussed.
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an integrated theory of Specialized Court programs using procedural justice and therapeutic jurisprudence to promote offender compliance and rehabilitation
Criminal Justice and Behavior, 2016Co-Authors: Kimberly A Kaiser, Kristy HoltfreterAbstract:Specialized Court programs have expanded beyond drug treatment to address issues such as mental health, domestic violence, veterans, and reentry through evidenced-based treatment. Although these programs have been successful at reducing recidivism, their lack of an overarching theoretical framework has limited generalizability to other offender populations and contexts. The purpose of this article is to present an integrated model for Specialized Court programs that incorporates therapeutic jurisprudence and procedural justice concepts. We argue that although therapeutic jurisprudence offers guiding principles, it lacks the ability to explain how these programs work to change offender behavior and perceptions. Procedural justice can provide this missing piece of the puzzle in understanding the effectiveness of Specialized Courts. We conclude with a discussion of directions for future research and practice that is guided by this integrated perspective.
Julie Marie Baldwin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Pausing in the wake of rapid adoption: A call to critically examine the veterans treatment Court concept
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2019Co-Authors: Julie Marie Baldwin, Erika J. BrookeAbstract:AbstractVeterans treatment Courts (VTCs) are currently the fastest growing Specialized Court in the United States. In the wake of this rapid dissemination, the field has begun to empirically resear...
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Whom Do They Serve? A National Examination of Veterans Treatment Court Participants and Their Challenges:
Criminal Justice Policy Review, 2015Co-Authors: Julie Marie BaldwinAbstract:The veterans treatment Court (VTC) is a recently developed Specialized Court that targets the growing population of veterans in contact with the criminal justice system. Using data collected from t...
Jeanlouis Fourgoux - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sudden termination the french supreme Court prevents any non Specialized Court of appeal to review appeal competence for sudden termination gifi mag
Concurrences Review, 2015Co-Authors: Jeanlouis FourgouxAbstract:Cet arret est un rappel a l'ordre tres ferme infligee par la chambre commerciale a la Cour d'appel de Douai et une lecon pour les toutes les cour d'appel non specialisees. En effet, la cassation sur un…
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Specialized Court of appeal the paris Court of appeal retains its jurisdiction to rule on an appeal against a judgment of a commercial Court entered before the entry into force of the specialization of Courts la fleche sibell
Concurrences Review, 2012Co-Authors: Jeanlouis FourgouxAbstract:La specialisation instituee, pour le seul article L. 442-6 du code de commerce, par la loi de modernisation de l'economie du 4 aout 2008, n'a pas tellement ete critiquee en elle-meme. En revanche, sa…
Victoria Harrison - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Specialized Domestic Violence Courts
Women & Criminal Justice, 2005Co-Authors: Martha L. Coulter, Abigail Alexander, Victoria HarrisonAbstract:Abstract The multimethod study assesses the perceptions of Specialized domestic violence Courts' processes with victims' experiences as the central focus. Perceptions of the traditional Courts and Specialized domestic violence Courts are compared among victims, Courtroom police, attorneys, judges and victim advocates. Domestic violence education among attorneys, judges, and victim advocates is also compared. Despite the intended improvements with the Specialized Court model, victims report similar problems in both Court models. Safety and victims support among respondents is mixed. Professionals from the Specialized Court receive no more domestic violence education than those from the general Court. Victims' and Courtroom police recommendations are presented.