Specialized Courts Case Study

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Specialized courts are specific in what roles they play in the criminal justice system. These courts are handling domestic violence cases and drug court cases. The goals for these types of courts have multiple reasons like to reduce the number of people entering jails and prison. Lowering the overall recidivism rate for defendants and while lowering the cost of housing them. Since these courts been around they have shown success in what they are doing. These courts sometimes will have individuals with higher training qualifications and have many other resources at their disposal to help. Problem=solving seems like the goals with these courts and trying to find out the potential underlying issues that if addressed may prevent the offenders

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