Problem Solving Courts

1. Social Psychology and Problem-Solving Courts: Judicial Roles and Decision Making
Richard L. Wiener, Leah Georges

Part I. Dependency Specialty Courts

2. The Marriage of Science and the Law in Child Welfare Cases
Cindy S. Lederman

3. Exploring the Value-Added of Specialized Problem-Solving Courts for Dependency Cases
Sophia I. Gatowski, Shirley A. Dobbin, Alicia Summers

4. Dependency Courts and Science
Victoria Weisz

Part II. Domestic Violence Specialty Courts

5. Unified Family Courts: An Interdisciplinary Framework and a Problem-Solving Approach
Barbara A. Babb

6. Domestic Violence Courts: The Case of Lady Justice Meets the Serpents of the Caduceus
Nancy Wolff

7. Gender Issues in Problem-Solving Courts
Anna Williams Shavers

Part III. Mental Health Courts, Global and Philosophic View of Problem Solving Courts

8. Mental Health Courts May Work, But Does It Matter If They Do?
John Petrila

9. The Past, Present, and Future of Mental Health Courts
Allison D. Redlich

10. Mental Health Courts: Competence, Responsibility, and Proportionality
Robert F. Schopp

11. The Evolution of Problem-Solving Courts in Australia and New Zealand: A Trans-Tasman Comparative Perspective
Elizabeth Richardson, Katey Thom, Brian McKenna

12. Problem Solving Courts: Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice
Bruce J. Winick

Part IV. Epilogue

13. The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Problem-Solving Courts
Eve M. Brank, Joshua A. Haby

Keywords: Psychology, Law and Psychology, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Criminal Law