County Courts
Maricopa County's Drug Court: An Innovative Program for First- Time Drug Offenders on Probation
Specialized Domestic Violence Court in South Carolina: An Example of Procedural Justice for Victims and Defendants
Rural Misdemeanor Court Management - A Study in One Court's Exercise of Greater Case Control
Keeping It a "Normal" School Day
Estimating the Population at Risk for Violence During Child Visitation
Uncertainty Ahead - A Shift in How Federal Scientific Experts Can Testify
Prosecuting Cases of Elder Abuse
This panel will feature NIJ-funded research that has direct, practical implications for the prosecution of elder abuse cases. Panelists will present findings from a study of prosecutors in three states that examined the factors that influenced their decisions to prosecute elder financial abuse cases. The panel will also provide the results from an evaluation of five innovative court-based models that target perpetrators of elder abuse.