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Criminal

Apr. 1, 2011

Do Problem-Solving Courts Solve Problems?

For such a popular trend, the problem-solving movement has yielded woefully few serious recidivism studies. By Hadar Aviram of Hastings College of the Law.


A recent story broadcast on "This American Life" exposed the rogue practices of Judge Amanda Williams from the Glynn County, Ga. drug court, who seems to misinterpret her broad mandate as an unlimited license to indefinitely jail her clients and impede their contact with their families. The story has provoked a torrent of critique and a grassroots impeachment effort, emphasizing the extent to which Judge Williams has strayed from the commonly-understood te...

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