Specialised domestic violence courts, initially developed in the United States of America, have been recognised by other jurisdictions including Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. This article presents a case study of K Court in Toronto, drawing upon documentary evidence, direct observations and interviews with key informants. It is argued that the specialised domestic violence court pro...

Mental health courts are the most recent development in therapeutic courts [1]. While mental health courts vary in their characteristics, they rest on the assumption that creating access to treatment for defendants is an important strategy in reducing recidivism. Mental health courts differ from traditional criminal courts in a number of important ways. The most significant is that the judge an...

Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 307 I. The Federal Circuit’s Supervisory Role in Patent Law .......................................... 308 II. District Courts as the Federal Circuit’s Patent Laboratories .............................. 311 A. District Courts’ Centrality to Patent Law .................

The creation of the first drug treatment courts were in response to the revolving door of drug use and recidivism. There was no theoretical basis for these courts and no universal support for them. Twelve years have brought incredible changes. Therapeutic jurisprudence says, in essence, whether intended or not, that legal rules and procedures have therapeutic effects. Drug treatment courts have...

Title: ASSESSING THE CITY-LEVEL IMPACT OF DRUG COURTS ON CRIME RATES, 19852000. Erin Anderson Orrick, Master of Arts, 2005 Directed By: Professor Gary LaFree Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Drug court effectiveness is widely debated within the literature. Numerous evaluations of individual drug courts have been conducted, however, only recently has a consensus begun to emerge abo...

The High Performance Court Framework suggests a series of flexible steps courts can take to integrate performance improvement into its ongoing operations. The steps include focusing on key administrative principles that clarify high performance, understanding how a court's managerial culture can promote common goals and collegial cooperation, developing the capacity to measure performance and l...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To describe the aims and objectives of mental health courts. To give an overview of the current literature devoted to mental health courts. To suggest where we might go in the future. RECENT FINDINGS While not flawless, mental health courts represent an innovative approach to addressing the needs of individuals within our society who have historically been alienated by both ...