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The Homeless Court in Salt Lake City, Utah: Access to Justice and Mercy for a Disenfranchised Population
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| 자료유형 | 학위논문 |
|---|---|
| 서명/저자사항 | The Homeless Court in Salt Lake City, Utah: Access to Justice and Mercy for a Disenfranchised Population. |
| 개인저자 | Hennick, Emogene Elizabeth. |
| 단체저자명 | The University of Utah. Social Work. |
| 발행사항 | [S.l.]: The University of Utah., 2017. |
| 발행사항 | Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017. |
| 형태사항 | 135 p. |
| 기본자료 저록 | Dissertations Abstracts International 80-12A. Dissertation Abstract International |
| ISBN | 9781392260029 |
| 학위논문주기 | Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Utah, 2017. |
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Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 80-12, Section: A.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisor: Liese, Lawrence Henry. |
| 이용제한사항 | This item must not be sold to any third party vendors. |
| 요약 | Homeless individuals gain entry into the criminal justice system when they are cited for misdemeanor offenses and/or infractions, fail to appear in court, and are booked into jail based on warrants issued from the court. Dependence on the criminal justice system to minimize the visibility of homeless persons contributes to the costly revolving door of justice. Out of frustration and despair for the criminalization of homelessness, in 1989, the San Diego Superior Court established the first homeless court program. In 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah established a homeless court to process cases near the homeless shelter in downtown Salt Lake City.This descriptive study examines the process of Salt Lake City's homeless court, which has never been researched. This study describes a court session in August 2012 using descriptive statistics and interviews from defendants, court staff, and key stakeholders, collected from August 2012 to December 2012. The study employs ethnography, a grounded theory approach, and descriptive statistics to make an initial contribution to the literature. The criminalization of homelessness and Maslow's Motivational Hierarchical Theory are used to guide study findings.At the August 2012 court session, 35 defendants made an appearance and 99 cases were processed. The four most prominent charges were open container (26.3%), criminal trespass (25.3%), possession of drug paraphernalia (9.1%), and public intoxication (7.1%) with community service as the most frequently ordered sanction (49.5%). Additionally, themes generated from the research findings were (a) Power Dynamic and Equality in the Criminal Justice System, (b) Court Accessibility, (c) Due Process and Accountability, and (d) Need for Community Resources.The court provides defendants with better access to basic needs and promotes community reintegration, improved quality of life, self-sufficiency, and access to resources to exit homelessness. It is hoped this study can serve as a pathway to institutionalize the court, as well as provide jurisdictions outside of Salt Lake City opportunities to evaluate their homeless populations and court systems and assess whether the development and implementation of homeless courts would be advantageous in their communities. |
| 일반주제명 | Law enforcement. Social work. Criminology. Ethnic studies. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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