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Therapeutic justice & problem-solving courts

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Therapeutic justice sees crime as a manifestation of the offender's illness in body or character and focuses on the offender's rehabilitation and healing and teaching the offender accountability. Examples of therapeutic justice projects include wellness courts, mental health courts, and drug courts. The Alaska Court System is making increasing use of therapeutic courts.

Therapeutic justice & problem-solving courts  |  Mental health courts  |  Drug and alcohol courts

See also:
Alaska Court System


Justice Center

Recent

"Anchorage Wellness Court: Challenges" by Ronald S. Everett. Alaska Justice Forum 26(1): 1, 5–9 (Spring 2009).

"Further Reading on Therapeutic Justice" by Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Justice Forum 26(1): 11 (Spring 2009).

"Therapeutic Jurisprudence" by Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Justice Forum 26(1): 10–12 (Spring 2009).

Publications

"Anchorage Wellness Court: Challenges" by Ronald S. Everett. Alaska Justice Forum 26(1): 1, 5–9 (Spring 2009).

"Alaska Therapeutic Court Projects" by Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Justice Forum 18(4): 3 (Winter 2002).

"The Court Coordinated Resources Project—Mental Health Court in Alaska" by Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Justice Forum 18(4): 1, 6-8 (Winter 2002).

"Evaluating the Anchorage Mental Health Court" by Teresa W. Carns. Alaska Justice Forum 18(4): 2 (Winter 2002).

"Further Reading on Therapeutic Justice" by Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Justice Forum 26(1): 11 (Spring 2009).

"Reports and Websites Relevant to Therapeutic Courts in Alaska" by Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Justice Forum 22(1): 2 (Spring 2005).

"Table 1. Comparison of Justice Theories." In "Alaska Therapeutic Court Projects." Alaska Justice Forum 18(4), Winter 2002. Table comparing retributive, therapeutic, restorative, and community justice theories.

"Therapeutic Courts and Recidivism" by Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Justice Forum 24(3): 2 (Fall 2007).

"Therapeutic Jurisprudence" by Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Alaska Justice Forum 26(1): 10–12 (Spring 2009).

"Therapeutic Justice in Action: An Evaluation of Three Therapeutic Courts" by Teresa W. Carns. Alaska Justice Forum 22(1): 2-6 (Spring 2005).

Projects


Alaska

Alaska Court System: Therapeutic Courts

Both the Justice Center (above) and the Alaska Judicial Council (below) have published a number of articles and studies related to Alaska Court System problem-solving courts.

General information

Addictions courts (alcohol and drugs)

Mental health courts

Child in Need of Aid (CINA)

Veterans Court

Alaska Judicial Council publications

Court Coordinated Resources Project Evaluation Report by Teresa W. Carns, Susan McKelvie, Pat Scott, Kathy Grabowski, Alan R. McKelvie, and Melissa Wininger. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council, Jan 2003.

Evaluation of the Outcomes in Three Therapeutic Courts: Anchorage Felony Drug Court, Anchorage Felony DUI Court, Bethel Therapeutic Court by Teresa W. Carns, Larry Cohn, Susan McKelvie, Jenny Miller, Emily Marrs, Cassie Atwell, and Stephanie Martin. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council, Apr 2005.

Fairbanks Juvenile Treatment Court: An Evaluation Plan by Teresa W. Carns and Susan McKelvie. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council, Nov 2008.

Recidivism in Alaska’s Felony Therapeutic Courts by Teresa W. Carns, Susan McKelvie, Larry Cohn, and Stephanie Martin. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council, Feb 2007.

Therapeutic Justice Statewide Database by Teresa W. Carns, Susan McKelvie, and Emily Marrs. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council, Sep 2006.

Transferability of the Anchorage Wellness Court Model by Susie Mason Dosik. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council, Sep 2008.

Transferability of the Anchorage Wellness Court Model: Executive Summary by Susie Mason Dosik. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council, Sep 2008.

Other publications

"Anchorage Mental Health Court" described in Emerging Judicial Strategies for the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Caseload: Mental Health Courts in Fort Lauderdale, Seattle, San Bernardino, and Anchorage by John S. Goldkamp and Cheryl Irons-Guynn. Bureau of Justice Assistance Monograph, April 2000, NCJ 182504.

Impact and Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Anchorage Wellness Court by John Roman, Aaron Chalfin, Jay Reid, and Shannon Reid. Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center, Jul 2008.

"Therapeutic Justice in Alaska’s Courts" by Teresa W. Carns, Michael G. Hotchkin, and Elaine M. Andrews. Alaska Law Review 19(1): 1-55 (Jun 2002).


National

Comparison of justice theories

  • "Table 1. Comparison of Justice Theories." In "Alaska Therapeutic Court Projects." Alaska Justice Forum 18(4), Winter 2002. Table comparing retributive, therapeutic, restorative, and community justice theories.
  • Specialized Courts. Information from the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice. Table comparing retributive, therapeutic, restorative, and community justice theories.

Organizations

Conferences

Email discussion lists

Bibliographies

Publications

"DWI Courts: The Newest Problem-Solving Courts" by Victor E. Flango. In Future Trends in State Courts 2004 , p. 84–86. Williamsburg, VA: National Center for State Courts, 2004.

DWI/Drug Courts: Defining a National Strategy by Jeff Tauber and C. W. Huddleston. National Drug Court Institute, Mar 1999.

Expanding the Use of Problem Solving: The U.S. Department of Justice’s Community-Based Problem-Solving Criminal Justice Initiative by Robert V. Wolf. Report prepared under Grant No. 2005-PP-CX-K0008 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. New York: Center for Court Innovation, 2007.

A New Way of Doing Business: A Conversation About the Statewide Coordination of Problem-Solving Courts by Robert V. Wolf. Report prepared under Grant No. 2005-DD-BX-K053 Bureau of Justice Assistance. New York: Center for Court Innovation, 2009.

Painting the Current Picture: A National Report Card on Drug Courts and Other Problem-Solving Court Programs in the United States by C. West III Huddleston, Douglas B. Marlowe, and Rachel Casebolt. Report prepared under Cooperative Agreement Number 2007-DC-BX-K001, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, with support of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President. Alexandria, VA: National Drug Court Institute, May 2008.

"Problem-Solving Courts: A Brief Primer" by Greg Berman and John Feinblatt. New York: Center for Court Innovation, 2001. Originally published in Law and Policy 23(2), 2001.

Projections of National Expenditures for Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse Treatment 2004–2014 by Katharine Levit, Cheryl A. Kassed, Rosanna M. Coffey, Tami L. Mark, David R. McKusick, Edward C. King, Rita Vandivort-Warren, Jeffrey A. Buck, Kathryn Ryan, and Elizabeth Stranges. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008.

Recidivism and Other Findings Reported in Selected Evaluation Reports of Adult Drug Court Programs Published: 2000–Present by BJA Drug Court Clearinghouse Project, compiler. Washington, DC: School of Public Affairs, American University, 18 Jun 2004.

"Therapeutic Jurisprudence: An Overview" by David B. Wexler. At International Network on Therapeutic Jurisprudence (web site). Revised version of a public lecture given on October 29, 1999 at the Thomas M. Cooley Law Review Disabilities Law Symposium, October 29, 1999.

"Therapeutic Jurisprudence and the Emergence of Problem-Solving Courts" by David Rottman and Pamela Casey. National Institute of Justice Journal 240, July 1999, pp. 12-19.

"What Are Problem-Solving Courts?" by Center for Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement. Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs,U.S. Department of Justice. (Accessed 29 Jun 2009.)


International

Organizations


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