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...

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The first juvenile court was created in 1899 with the help of social workers who conceptualized their actions as progressive. Youth were deemed inculpable for certain since, cognitively, brains not developed those adults. Thus, separate measures to rehabilitate youth exhibited delinquent and deviant behavior. Over one hundred years later, we have a system that disproportionately arrests, confin...

The article is devoted to the monitoring of court decisions rendered by courts in period from 2019 2021. cases administrative offenses, subject which bullying participants educational process at institutions professional (vocational) education. It determined that subjects education include applicants for and teachers who are potential parties bullying: offender (buller), victim (victim bullying...

BACKGROUND It is important to identify and provide preventative interventions for youth who are most at risk for offending behaviour, but the connection between early childhood or adolescent experiences and later delinquency adjudication is complicated. AIM To test for associations between specified mental disorders or maltreatment and later delinquency adjudication. METHOD Participants wer...

PROBLEM School officials throughout the United States have adopted zero tolerance policies to address student discipline, resulting in an increase in out-of-school suspensions and expulsions. The introduction of police on school campuses also increased the referral of students to the juvenile courts. Although school personnel generally view zero tolerance policies as a constructive measure, thi...