Therapeutic Justice Crime, Treatment Courts and Mental Illness /

• Main Author: Snedker, Karen A. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of.; Crime-Sociological aspects.; Crime prevention.; Forensic psychology.; Violence.; Crime.; Psychology.; Criminal Justice.; Crime and Society.; Crime Prevention.; Forensic Psychology.; Violence and Crime.; Law and Psychology.

This book examines Mental Health Courts (MHC) within a socio-legal framework. Placing these courts within broader trends in criminal justice, especially problem-solving courts, the author draws from two case studies with a mixed-methods design. While court observational and interview data highlight...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Mental Health Courts as the 'New Generation' of Problem-Solving Courts
• Chapter 2. Beyond Adversarialism? Collaboration and Therapeutic Goals
• Chapter 3. Clients and Therapeutic Agents: Court Selection and Team Dynamics
• Chapter 4. Therapeutic Justice in Action: Court Process, Reviews and Sanctions
• Chapter 5. Reducing Recidivism and Pathways to Success
• Chapter 6. Stories from Clients: How Mental Health Courts Can Change Lives
• Chapter 7. Conclusion: From Therapeutic Justice to Social Work Criminal Justice.