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2 Discussion Question 1 What are therapeutic Courts? List and describe 2 therapeutic courts. State and defend your opinion whether we should have therapeutic courts. Therapeutic courts are part of the justice system, developed to help defendants who cannot afford certain treatments. For instance, to reduce their sentences or avoid going to jail, defendants who can afford legal representation must pay money to the court (Chesser, 2020). In the same way, in the therapeutic court systems, persons who cannot afford attorneys are occasionally permitted to represent themselves to reduce their sentences or avoid going to jail. In other words, the primary elements of therapeutic courts include administration and planning, target population, linkage to services, informed choice, as well as treatment support. The two common kinds of therapeutic courts include; one which concentrates on helping people to understand how their actions influence others (Law Insider, nd). The other court focuses on assisting individuals in understanding how others impact them (Law Insider, nd). Such courts are common in Counseling Schools has these courts, and by using them, students are able to comprehend and manage the patterns in their lives so they can improve themselves. Yes, therapeutic courts are necessary. Notably, these courts place more emphasis on rehabilitation than punishing individuals. For instance, people who require treatment but do not meet the requirements for probation or parole find therapeutic courts as their only solution (Hachtel et al., 2019). Besides, therapeutic courts operate with the ideology that people with the mental problem should be treated through the criminal justice system instead of locking them up. It should be noted that therapeutic courts have proved to be more effective than the existing punitive strategy at decreasing crime and community re-offending. In addition, these courts ensure that offenders are held accountable for their crimes while reducing the dependency on

3 expensive and overcrowded prisons. Therefore, every country must take notes from the many other nations that have successfully adopted therapeutic courts. Markedly, drug abusers and other offenders can receive intense therapy in problem- solving courts, commonly referred to as therapeutic courts (Hachtel et al., 2019). Generally, therapeutic courts can be regarded as a multimodal or integrated approach to therapy, which incorporates a range of treatment modalities, including mental medical and educational services.

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4 References Chesser, B. (2020). “Therapeutic Jurisprudence.” Oxford Bibliographies . Retrieved from https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780195396607/obo- 9780195396607-0203.xml Hachtel, H., Vogel, T., & Huber, C. G. (2019). “Mandated Treatment and Its Impact on Therapeutic Process and Outcome Factors.” Frontiers in psychiatry , 10, 219. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00219 Law Insider. (nd). “Therapeutic Courts definition.” Retrieved from https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/therapeutic-courts

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