Problem-solving courts in Canada: A review and a call for empirically-based evaluation methods

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 258-264

  Slinger, Emily ^a   Roesch, Ronald ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drug courts; Problem solving courts; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OFFENDER; PRISON; PROBLEM SOLVING; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CRIMINALS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; JUDICIAL ROLE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77956269889     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Beyond the revolving door: A new response to chronic offenders 2005, BC Justice Review Task Force, Burgess, E, Vancouver, BC.
2. Boothroyd R.A., Mercado C.C., Poythress N.G., Christy A., Petrila J. Clinical outcomes of defendants in mental health court. Psychiatric Services 2005, 56:829-834.
3. Boothroyd R.A., Poythress N.G., McGaha A., Pertrila J. The Broward Mental Health Court: Process, outcomes, and service utilization. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 2003, 26:55-71.
4. Breckenridge J.F., Winfree L.T., Maupin J.R., Clason D.L. Drunk drivers, DWI "drug court" treatment, and recidivism: Who fails?. Justice Research and Policy 2000, 2:87-106.
5. Community court: Overview Center for Court Innovation, Retrieved September 15, 2009, from. http://www.courtinnovation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=570&documentTopicID=17.
6. Midtown community court: What is it? Center for Court Innovation, Retrieved August 20, 2009, from. http://www.courtinnovation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=591¤tTopTier2=true.
7. Christy A., Poythress N.G., Boothroyd R.A., Petrila J., Mehra S. Evaluating the efficiency and community safety goals of the Broward County mental health court. Behavioral Sciences & the Law 2005, 23:227-243.
8. Controlled Drug and Substances Act, S. C. 1996, c. 19.
9. Corrigan P.W., Salzer M.S. The conflict between random assignment and treatment preferences: Implications for internal validity. Evaluation and Program Planning 2003, 26:109-121.
10. Cosden M., Ellens J.K., Schnell J.L., Yamini-Diouf Y. Efficacy of mental health treatment court with assertive community treatment. Behavioral Sciences & the Law 2005, 23:199-214.
11. Cosden M., Ellens J.K., Schnell J.L., Yamini-Diouf Y., Wolfe M.M. Evaluation of a mental health treatment court with assertive community treatment. Behavioral Sciences & the Law 2003, 21:415-427.
12. Davidson S. Child and youth mental health (CYMH) and the interface with the youth justice (YJ) system. Presented at the Ottawa Youth Mental Health Court Forum, Ottawa, ON 2008, November.
13. Expanding drug treatment courts in Canada Department of Justice, Retrieved September 15, 2009, from. http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/news-nouv/nr-cp/2005/doc_31552.html.
14. Dynarski M. Trade-offs in designing a social program experiment. The Child 1997, 19:525-540.
15. Erickson S.K., Campbell A., Lamberti J.S. Variations in mental health courts: Challenges, opportunities, and a call for caution. Community Mental Health Journal 2006, 42:335-344.
16. Flynn S. The Red Hook Community Justice Center: An evaluation of a community court. The Journal of Psychiatry and Law 2005, 33:43-101.
17. Goldkamp J.S., Weiland D., Irons-Guynn C. Developing an evaluation plan for community courts: Assessing the Hartford community court model. Community Justice Series 2001, July, 4. Retrieved September 15, 2008, from http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bja/185689.pdf.
18. James D.V. Court diversion in perspective. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2006, 40:529-538.
19. Lipsey M.W., Corday D.S. Evaluations methods for social intervention. Annual Review of Psychology 2000, 51:345-375.
20. Longshore D., Turner S., Wenzel S., Morral A., Harrell A., McBride D., et al. Drug courts: A conceptual framework. Journal of Drug Issues 2001, 31:7-26.
21. McGaha A., Boothroyd R.A., Poythress N.G., Petrila J., Ort R.G. Lessons from the Broward County mental health court evaluation. Evaluation and Programming 2002, 25:125-135.
22. McNiel D.E., Binder R.L. Effectiveness of mental health courts in reducing criminal recidivism and violence. Psychiatry 2007, 164:1395-1403.
23. Mental Health Court Canada, Retrieved September 15, 2009, from. http://www.mentalhealthcourt-sj.com/summary.html.
24. Metcalf C.E. The advantages of experimental designs for evaluating sex education programs. The Child 1997, 19:507-523.
25. Moore M.E., Hiday V.A. Mental health court outcomes: A comparison of re-arrest and re-arrest severity between mental health court and traditional court participants. Law and Human Behavior 2006, 30:659-674.
26. Peters R.H., Murrin M.R. Effectiveness of treatment-based drug courts in reducing criminal recidivism. Criminalia 2000, 27:72-96.
27. Picard A. A 12-step program for Canada: Setting priorities and solutions to address the mental health crisis. Globe and Mail 2008, June 27, Retrieved November 15, 2008, from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080627.wmhsolutions28/BNStory/ANDR&%23201%3B+PICARD.
28. Poythress N.G., Petrila J., McGaha A., Boothroyd R. Perceived coercion and procedural justice in the Broward mental health court. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 2002, 25:517-533.
29. Provincial Court of New Brunswick Saint John mental health court: Annual Report 2004, Brien, A, Saint John, NB.
30. Toronto drug treatment court project Public Safety Canada, Retrieved September 15, 2009, from. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/prg/cp/bldngevd/2007-es-09-eng.aspx.
31. Drug treatment court Vancouver Public Safety Canada, Retrieved September 15, 2008, from. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/res/cp/res/2008-es-18-eng.aspx.
32. Redlich A.D. Voluntary, but knowing and intelligent? Comprehension in mental health courts. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 2005, 11:605-619.
33. Redlich A.D., Hoover S., Summers A., Steadman H.J. Enrollment in mental health courts: Voluntariness, knowingness, and adjudication competence. Law and Human Behavior 2010, 34:91-104.
34. Reiksts M. Mental health courts in Canada. The Free Library 2008, Novembe, Retrieved August 20, 2009, from http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mental+health+courts+in+Canada.-a0191646284.
35. Roesch R. Creating change in the legal system: Contributions from community psychology. Law and Human Behavior 1995, 19:325-343.
36. Schneider R.D., Bloom H., Heerema M. Mental health courts: Decriminalizing the mentally ill 2007, Irwin Law, Toronto, ON.
37. Seltzer T. Mental health courts: A misguided attempt to address the criminal justice system's unfair treatment of people with mental illnesses. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 2005, 11:570-586.
38. Slate R.N. From the jailhouse to Capitol Hill: Impacting mental health court legislation and defining what constitutes a mental health court. Crime and Delinquency 2003, 49:6-29.
39. Spohn C., Piper R., Martin T., Frenzel E. Drug courts and recidivism: The results of an evaluation using two comparison groups and multiple indicators of recidivism. Journal of Drug Issues 2001, 31:149-176.
40. Staines G.L., McKendrick K., Perlis T., Sacks S., DeLeon G. Sequential assignment and treatment-as-usual. Evaluation Review 1999, 23:47-76.
41. Steadman H. A guide to collecting mental health court outcome data. Council of State Governments 2005, Retrieved September 15, 2009, from http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/pdf/MHC-Outcome-Data.pdf.
42. Steadman H.J., Davidson S., Brown C. Mental health courts: Their promise and unanswered questions. Psychiatric Services 2001, 52:457-458.
43. The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Outcomes from the last frontier: An evaluation of the Anchorage mental health court 2008, Hornby Zeller Associates, South Portland, ME.
44. Tyse S.W., Linhorst D.M. Drug courts and mental health courts: Implications for social work. Health 2005, 30:233-240.
45. Werb D., Elliott R., Fischer B., Wood E., Montoner J., Kerr T. Drug treatment courts Canada. HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review 2007, 12:12-17.
46. Wexler D.B., Winick B.J. Therapeutic jurisprudence and criminal justice mental health issues. Mental and Physical Disability Law Reporter 1992, 16:225-231.
47. Wilson D.B., Mitchell O., Mackenzie D.L. A systematic review of drug court effects on recidivism. Journal of Experimental Criminology 2006, 2:459-487.
48. Winick B.J. Outpatient commitment: A therapeutic jurisprudence analysis. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 2003, 9:107-144.
49. Winick B.J., Wexler D.B., Dauer E.A. Preface: A new model for the practice of law. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 1999, 5:795-799.
50. Wolff N., Pogorzelski W. Measuring the effectiveness of mental health courts. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 2005, 11:539-569.
51. Youth Criminal Justice Act, S. C. 2002, c. 1.