Judicial Engagement: Lessons from Problem Solving Courts
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Introduction This article critically assesses the development of judicial involvement in offender management drawing both on international literature and on experiences of courts in the UK that have adopted „problem-solving‟ approaches that aim to enhance the „therapeutic‟ potential of court processes. Engaging offenders and encouraging their compliance with community supervision are key probation tasks but in the UK sentencers have typically had little part to play in the management of community penalties once an order has been imposed, unless an offender is brought back to court as a consequence of non-compliance or is made subject to an order that may include an element of periodic judicial review (such as Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs) or, more recently, Drug Rehabilitation Requirements).
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