@inbook{10.7249/j.ctt14bs426.1, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/j.ctt14bs426.1}, abstract = {The community court model is a novel approach for processing criminal offenders. The goals of community courts are largely similar to those of traditional criminal courts (reducing crime, ensuring safety, and protecting due process rights), but the community court approach differs in two important ways. First, community courts are expressly oriented toward improving outcomes for offenders by addressing factors—like substance use disorders, mental health issues, and unemployment—that are often linked to criminal behavior; this is done by incorporating access to treatment and services within the criminal case management process itself. Second, community courts emphasize ties to a specific}, bookauthor = {Beau Kilmer and Jesse Sussell and Beau Kilmer and Jesse Sussell}, booktitle = {Does San Francisco’s Community Justice Center Reduce Criminal Recidivism?}, pages = {1--24}, publisher = {RAND Corporation}, title = {Does San Francisco’s Community Justice Center Reduce Criminal Recidivism?}, year = {2014} }