AU Specialty Court Trends Research Paper

Write a 1200-word research paper related to trends in the management of courts. Please use the outline below to organize your paper and cover all topics in the outline.4

1. Introduction

2. What are specialty courts (drug court, veterans court, mental health, or domestic violence court) and why were they created?

3. Pick one of the following specialty courts in your town or county (drug court, veterans court, mental health, or domestic violence court) and discuss how it works and what programs are required by the court. Explain what is required of the participants, the programs they attend, the length of the program, etc. Also, provide a real-world example of someone who went through the program and how it helped them. Also, provide statistics on success rates of the program you discuss. Please be sure to provide the location of your program.

4. Discuss victims rights changes and what rights victims are now afforded. Discuss Marcy’s law and the Victims Bill of Rights. Explain why victims are afforded more rights now than they were previously and what rights have been added to assist victims.

5. Conclusion

6. Reference section in APA format

Status Offenders Paper

Write a 1,050-word paper that examines status offenders and some of the ways they escalate to juvenile offenders by addressing the following:

• Should status offenses be considered criminal offenses? Why or why not?
• What programs can be implemented via early intervention strategies to mitigate the risk of juvenile delinquency?
• Describe a community program that could be established to prevent the escalation of status offenders and juvenile delinquency.