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America’s Problem-Solving Courts: The Criminal Costs of Treatment and the Case for Reform

Publication year: 2009 | Cataloged on: Oct. 07, 2010

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  • 024701

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  • 2009
  • 76 pages

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Keywords

  • Courts
  • Defense
  • Drug Courts
  • Mentally Ill
ANNOTATION: The impact of problem-solving courts on the fundamental rights of defendants is assessed. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; decriminalization—the smart, fair, economical, and effective alternative; drug courts in action—operation, issues, and problems; role of defense counsel and ethical concerns; concerns about minorities, the poor, and immigrants; misallocation of public resources; mental health courts; conclusion; summary of recommendations; and layperson’s definitions of key terms. “Access must be available without requiring a guilty plea to all who seek treatment” (p. 53).
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