by Lexicon Limited
Joyce Plotnikoff and Richard Woolfson. Consultants in Management, ICT and
the Law
The United Kingdom has recently begun experimenting with courts that specialise in particular types of problem facing modern communities. In some other countries, the development of problem-solving legal structures has a long history, derived in some instances from indigenous and tribal justice systems. This study explores the lessons, in particular the implications for the judiciary, legal profession and court process, that have emerged from the experience of ten courts in Australia, the United States and Canada specialising in drugs, domestic violence, community and mental health problems. The findings should assist in developing corresponding approaches that are appropriate to the needs of the justice system in this country.
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