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1 results foundAuthor: Thom, Katey Title: Evaluating Problem-Solving Courts in New Zealand - a synopsis report Summary: Problem-solving courts were developed in the United States in the late 1980s and have extended to a number of jurisdictions throughout the world (Freiberg, 2001). In New Zealand, family violence courts were the first problem-solving courts to be established in 2001 (Knaggs, Leahy, Soboleva, & Ong, 2008), followed by a youth alcohol and drug court in Christchurch in 2002 (Searle & Spier, 2006). A specialty court for at risk youth was then established in Auckland in 2007 and a homeless court in the same city was implemented in 2010. The Ministry of Justice is currently piloting two adult alcohol and other drug courts in the Auckland region and there are also a number of Rangatahi and Pasifika Courts for young people (See Richardson, Thom, & McKenna, 2013 for further discussion of problem solving courts in Australasia). The New Zealand government has recognised that addictions, mental illness, and social care needs such as lack of family support and unemployment are inextricably linked to rates of crime (Corrections, 2009). Limitations in the ability of existing health and social care agencies to effectively address these issues have resulted in traditional adversarial courts becoming revolving doors for offenders, whose criminal behaviours arise from psychological and social impairments (King & Freiburg, 2009). Court innovations, such as problem-solving courts, have been developed to assist in addressing the psychosocial causes of offending. These courts seek to improve the psychosocial well-being of those whose maladaptive behaviour brings them to court in the first place (Winick, 2006). Problem-solving courts use a psychological lens in viewing defendants as motivated (or unmotivated) actors, who adjust their responses to the courtroom according to their motivation during hearings, anticipated emotions about future hearings and perceptions of the fairness of their treatment by the court. Currently, there is limited research available on the function and effectiveness of the problem-solving courts in New Zealand. This report, funded by the New Zealand Law Foundation, outlines a preparatory study of the problem-solving movement in New Zealand, with the view of providing the foundations for future evaluations which are methodologically robust and theoretically grounded. Details: Auckland, NZ: Centre for Mental Health Research, University of Auckland, 2013. 39p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 31, 2014 at: http://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/5.-Evaluating-problem-solving-courts-in-New-Zealand.-A-synopsis-report.pdf Year: 2013 Country: New Zealand URL: http://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/5.-Evaluating-problem-solving-courts-in-New-Zealand.-A-synopsis-report.pdf Shelf Number: 132856 Keywords: Drug CourtsProblem-Solving Courts (New Zealand) |