Learning Objectives

  • Identify some of the correctional issues that led to the implementation of problem-solving courts.
  • Explain how drug courts differ from traditional criminal courts.
  • Articulate the major difficulties encountered by participants in mental health courts in successfully completing treatment.
  • Describe key issues veterans courts help address.
  • Evaluate the success of domestic violence courts.
  • Identify key influences on the development of the community court model.