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040 _aAFVC
100 _aThorn, Katey
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245 _aEvaluating problem-solving courts in New Zealand :
_ba synopsis report
_cprepared by Alice Mills, Katey Thorn, Claire Meehan and Marilyn Chetty
260 _aAuckland, N.Z. :
_bCentre for Mental Health Research, University of Auckland,
_c2013
300 _aelectronic document (39 p.); PDF file: 837.97 KB
520 _a"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)
650 _aCOURTS
_9162
650 _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
_9203
650 _aEVALUATION
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650 _aFAMILY LAW
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650 0 _aFAMILY VIOLENCE COURTS
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650 _aINDIGENOUS COURTS
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650 _aINTERVENTION
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650 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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650 _aJUSTICE
_9333
650 _aOFFENDERS
_9413
650 _aSUBSTANCE ABUSE
_9584
650 4 _aVICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
_9624
651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
_92588
651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
_92597
654 _aUNITED STATES
650 _9336
_aLAW
650 _9307
_aINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
700 _aMills, Alice
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700 _aMeehan, Claire
_93813
700 _aMcKenna, Brian
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856 _uhttp://www.lawfoundation.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/5.-Evaluating-problem-solving-courts-in-New-Zealand.-A-synopsis-report.pdf
942 _2ddc
_cREPORT
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