Overview
You will be researching the type of court you are assigned and answering a series of questions. You will also compare your assigned court to at least one other type of court assigned to a peer.
Part 1 – Initial Research
1. Go to the Center for Court Innovation’s website (click here http://www.courtinnovation.org.)
2. Click on the programs link (top of the page) and then find the link that corresponds to your assigned specialty court.
3. Research your assigned specialty court by clicking through the links associated with your court on the website. There are lots of articles, interviews, and links to actual courts in NY. Here are your court assignments:(1) Brooklyn Mental Health Court
4. Answer a response to each of the following questions.
Q1 – What do you see as the three (3) most important characteristics of your assigned specialty court?
Q2 – What are two (2) ways your assigned specialty court is similar to traditional criminal courts and two (2) ways your assigned specialty court is different from traditional criminal courts?
Q3 – How might your assigned court reduce (or increase) the potential for bias in the treatment of offenders and/or reduce (or increase) the formal mechanisms of control within the criminal justice system?
Q4 – Include one example of your assigned specialty court outside of NY state. (Provide link to website)
Part 2 – Compare and Contrast –
1. Here is your peer court assignments: (2) Brooklyn Treatment Court. Now post a reply to their original response that addresses the following questions:
Q1 – What are two (2) ways that your assigned specialty court is similar to theirs and two (2) ways your assigned specialty court is different from theirs?
Q2 – What do you see as the potential benefits of their assigned court? How do does it improve issues in the court system and/or criminal justice system?
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