Chapter 14

Question 1

What did drug courts begin?

Answer 1

they started the specialized courts/problem solving courts

Question 2

What are specialized courts designed for?

Answer 2

to help the defender instead of punish the defender

Question 3

What are specialized courts?

Answer 3

limited jurisdiction courts that specialize in certain problems such as drugs, DV, mental health issues

Question 4

What are the other names for specialized courts?

Answer 4

problem solving courts

boutique courts

Question 5

What did the Violent Crime Control Act and Law Enforcement Act establish?

Answer 5

they creating funding for the drug courts by the U.S. Attorney general

Question 6

What did the Violence Against Women Act do?

Answer 6

provided funding to the states and local communities to combat DV and sex assaults

Question 7

What are the 6 different features of problem solving courts?

Answer 7

Enhanced information
Community Engagement
Collaboration
Individualized Justice
Accountability
Outcomes

Question 8

Enhanced information

Answer 8

what is fueling criminal behavior? drug addiction, DV, health problems

Question 9

Community engagement

Answer 9

CJ officials engage with the community on issues of crime

Question 10

Collaboration

Answer 10

CJ officials, social services, and community leaders work together to help improve public safety

Question 11

Individualized Justice

Answer 11

seeks to address each offenders underlying problems

Question 12

Accountability

Answer 12

monitors offenders with programs and hold them accountable to follow the guidelines

Question 13

Outcomes

Answer 13

focuses on the outcome for offenders instead of the case processing

Question 14

What is restorative justice?

Answer 14

views punishment as a means to repair the harm and injury caused by the crime

Question 15

What is the goal of the restorative justice problem solving court?

Answer 15

to restore the victim and the community and rebuild ruptured relationships

Question 16

What are the key concepts of restorative justice?

Answer 16

harm and repair

Question 17

What are the 2 types of harm?

Answer 17

Personal( emotional damage, physical injury)

Material (property, loss of wages)

Question 18

What is public harm?

Answer 18

harm to the community

Question 19

What is private harm?

Answer 19

harm to an individual

Question 20

What is an example of repair?

Answer 20

face-to-face interactions with offender and victim and family

Question 21

When is face to face the most popular?

Answer 21

with juveniles

Question 22

What other problems solving courts exist? (5)

Answer 22

community court
homeless court
mental health court
reentry court
juvenile court

Question 23

What is community court?

Answer 23

focuses on partnership with the community and problem solving

Question 24

Where is community court usually located?

Answer 24

in neighborhoods

Question 25

What do community courts usually deal with?

Answer 25

misdemeanors or low felony offenses

Question 26

What are homeless courts?

Answer 26

they help homeless solve minor offenses (drunk, disturbance, fines, treatment)

Question 27

What do mental health courts do?

Answer 27

they attempt to bring the system and the mental health agencies together to help provide services to the mentally ill

Question 28

Whats unique about mental health courts? (2)

Answer 28

charges are dropped once completion

participation is voluntary

Question 29

What do reentry courts do?

Answer 29

they test the feasibility and effectiveness of offender reentry and try to reduce return rates