Chapter 14 Flashcards
There is relatively little research evaluating domestic violence courts.
True
The movement to establish problem-solving courts was affected by passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
True
Every state allows juveniles to be tried as adults under certain circumstances.
True
Domestic violence courts became so popular that they spread to other nations, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Australia.
False
Domestic violence courts focus almost entirely on ______.
The safety of the victims
A common sentence of those convicted in homeless courts is a short prison sentence.
False
Restorative justice focuses on which of the following pair of concepts?
harm and repair
Even though the process of restorative justice is different from more traditional punishment, the outcomes are often quite similar.
True
Which of the following pieces of legislation provided a major boost, both in publicity and financially, to problem-solving courts nationwide?
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
In which decade did the number of problem-solving courts begin to increase?
1990s
