Evaluating problem-solving courts in New Zealand : a synopsis report prepared by Alice Mills, Katey Thorn, Claire Meehan and Marilyn Chetty
By: Thorn, Katey
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Contributor(s): Mills, Alice | Meehan, Claire | McKenna, Brian.
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BookPublisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Centre for Mental Health Research, University of Auckland, 2013Description: electronic document (39 p.); PDF file: 837.97 KB.Subject(s): COURTS | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | EVALUATION | FAMILY LAW | FAMILY VIOLENCE COURT | INDIGENOUS COURTS | INTERVENTION | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | JUSTICE | OFFENDERS | SUBSTANCE ABUSE | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | NEW ZEALAND | AUSTRALIA | UNITED STATES | LAW | INDIGENOUS PEOPLESOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: "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 wellbeing 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.." (from the Introduction)
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"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 wellbeing 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.." (from the Introduction)
