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The New Administrative State?
by Stuart Benjamin, David Doniger, Catherine Eagles and Jennifer Zachary
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsHow Recent Supreme Court Decisions May Shape Regulation, Deference, and the Role of the Courts When it comes to administrative agencies, the U.S. Supreme Court has been busy. Last term, […]

Alternative Approaches: Beyond Problem-Solving Courts
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsProblem-solving courts were born out of a well-meaning experimentalist spirit, a spirit that is very much in line with the vision of a recent symposium on the multidoor criminal courthouse. […]

Toward Democratic Governance of Problem-Solving Courts
by Carlton W. ReevesĀ and Con Reynolds
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsFor over a century, problem-solving courts have offered up the hope of reform to a justice system desperately in need of it. Unlike traditional courts, problem-solving courts ā such as […]

Centering Humanity: Action, Assistance, and Healing in Newark, N.J.
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsDannyās Pantry opened on July 18, 2024, the day before the anniversary of the death of Daniel Anderl. Daniel was murdered four years earlier in the New Jersey home he […]

Court-Involved Supervised Release: A Call to Action
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsThis article contends, respectfully, that all federal district and magistrate judges should help ensure that criminal defendants reenter the community safely and successfully following incarceration. Judges are well-suited to achieve […]

Empirical Evidence: What Judges Can Learn From Recent Social Science Research
by Isolynn A. Massey, Sarah L. Desmarais, Elan C. Hope and Samantha A. Zottola
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsCourts represent a critical moment that can influence a personās trajectory through the criminal legal system, and judges play a key role in shaping the courthouse environment and practices. Indeed, […]

Restorative Justice: A New Conversation for Victims and Offenders
by Mariah Bauguess and Juan G. VillaseƱor
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 āviews crime not as a depersonalized breaking of the law […]

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 ājuvenileā: Youth accused of criminal conduct that […]

Trauma-Informed Courts? How Judges May Influence Kidsā 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 […]

Problem-Solving Justice: Build a BRIDGE
by Bruce Howe Hendricks and Piper Reiff Byzet
Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving CourtsDrug courts first developed in the state systems and, after more than 25 years of success, the federal system took note. In 2010, the Charleston Division of the United States […]