Law & Culture
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Restorative Justice: A New Conversation for Victims and Offenders
by Mariah Bauguess and Juan G. Villaseñor
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsRestorative justice practices have become increasingly common in the United States over the past several decades. In principle, restorative justice “views crime not as a depersonalized breaking of the law […]
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Co-Creating & Redefining Safety: Philadelphia Advocacy Organization Charts A New Path Forward
by Lauren Fine, Joanna Visser Adjoian and Bianca van Heydoorn
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsWhen can children be prosecuted in adult court? In Pennsylvania, like many jurisdictions across the United States, the default is prosecution as a “juvenile”: Youth accused of criminal conduct that […]
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Trauma-Informed Courts? How Judges May Influence Kids’ Experiences of Court
by Eva McKinsey, Amelia Ashton Thorn, Minjee Kristin Kim and Catherine Gorey
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsResearch tells us that there are inextricable links between trauma and the juvenile justice system. Not only is trauma prevalent among system-involved youth (up to 90 percent report exposure to […]
Briefs
Announcing the 2025 Bolch Prize Recipient: Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsTassaduq Hussain Jillani, the 21st Chief Justice of Pakistan, is the recipient of the 2025 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law, awarded by the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law […]
From the Publisher
Problem-Solving Courts: Innovative Solutions to Improve Outcomes
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsWhen people think about the justice system in the United States, they probably think about scenes from shows like Law and Order — with imposing courthouses, intimidating courtrooms, stern and impatient judges, […]
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The Nauru Declaration: A Milestone for Judicial Wellness
by Rangajeeva Wimalasena, Lynne C. Leitch, Carly Schrever and Jeremy Fogel
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationWhether shaped by media portrayals or personal experiences, the prevailing archetype of a judge rarely accounts for the pressures, challenges, and stresses that are inherent in the job. Judges have […]
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Judiciaries Worldwide: A Resource on Comparative Judicial Practice
Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publicationThe Federal Judicial Center, the education and research agency for the United States federal courts, has created Judiciaries Worldwide, an online resource that explores the many ways judicial systems can be structured.
A Finer Point
Junior-Attorney Training and Use of the Judicial Power
Vol. 108 No. 2 (2024) | Judges Under Siege?In 2023, the American Bar Association passed a resolution urging judges to allow a second lawyer to present at oral argument if he or she has practiced for ten or […]
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In Conversation with Petr Angyalossy, Chief Justice of the Czech Republic
by Petr Angyalossy and David Collins
Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publicationJUDr. Petr Angyalossy, Ph.D., President of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, offers his perspective on the current state of the judiciary, its core strengths, and the challenges it faces.