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#1- Specialized Courts
Over the past 20 plus years, there has been a greater trend toward
establishing specialized courts, such as drug courts, domestic violence
courts, mental health courts, and homeless/veteran courts. Please
chronicle the history of one such court. What alleged deficiencies were
there in the traditional court system that the specialized court sought to
remedy? How has the experiment fared according to those who study
such courts? Are there different models in different jurisdictions, and if so
highlight some of the differences. Have there been changes in appellate
and/or statutory law that have impacted how the courts judicial process
operates? Are there changes to their procedure or the pertinent law that