Renewed calls have been made for the government to pilot specialist ‘problem-solving’ courts amid speculation that the project will be scrapped. Following reports in the national press that justice ...

Before she went to North America to see problem-solving courts in action, friends and colleagues asked Lynn Jolly why she did not visit Holland or Norway instead. The reason she did not go to ...

'Problem-solving' courts, which tackle issues such as alcohol or drug-addiction alongside their immediate caseload, should be extended in the criminal sector, a thinktank recommends today. Outlining ...

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Justice Secretary Michael Gove wants judges and magistrates to help offenders beat drug or alcohol addictions by introducing American-style 'problem-solving' courts. He said members of the judiciary ...

Birmingham is to get a new 'problem-solving court' for female criminals to keep them out of prison. The scheme will instead look to refer persistent law-breakers to support services to address certain ...