What are specialized courts, and how did they originate? How do they differ from other courts?

What will be an ideal response?


Specialized courts are nontraditional courts that target special problems, to shift the focus from processing cases to achieving meaningful results by formulating creative, individually tailored sentences. They focus on the outcomes, have more judicial monitoring, and informed decision-making.

Specialized courts originated because of the breakdown among the kinds of social and community institutions that have addressed community problems and the struggles of government to address these problems. There were also trends emphasizing the accountability of public institutions, advances in the quality and availability of therapeutic interventions, and shifts in public policies and priorities.

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