Explain how problem-solving courts differ from traditional courts.

What will be an ideal response?


(1) judges play a major supervisory role in problem-solving courts, (2) the goal is treatment rather than incarceration, (3) the focus is generally on nonviolent offenders, (4) the goal is reduced recidivism and rehabilitation, and (5) it is a nonadversarial process.

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