Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Problem solving courts as agents of change
Other Titles:	Commonwealth judicial journal
Authors:	Bakht, Natasha Bentley, Paul
Keywords:	Specialist courts;Criminal justice responses;Restorative justice
Year:	2004
Publisher:	Commonwealth Magistrates' Association
Citation:	15 (3), 2004
Notes:	This article presents a recent address given by Justice Bentley of the Ontario Court of Justice on therapeutic justice in practice. It gives the background and traces the development of the origin of problem-solving courts, focusing on and comparing the examples in US and Canada. It describes the drug courts as an early example of problem-solving courts, and the use of sanctions and treatment in drug courts. It refers to the Australian drug court experience. Domestic violence courts, victim support, Aboriginal Courts, particularly in Canada, are also described. The Tsuu T’ina Court and the peacemaking initiative in Canada, and the peacemaking principles of the Courts of the Navajo Nation in the US, are outlined. Other examples given include Western Australia’s Geraldton alternative sentencing regime, as well as the US and Canadian mental health courts. It discusses how judges could also apply the principles of therapeutic jurisprudence in existing court systems.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16362
ISSN:	0308-5104
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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