Courting the Community by Christine Zozula PAPERBACK 9781439917404

Courting the Community\nby Christine Zozula\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Christine Zozula\nTitle: Courting the Community\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Urban communities\nPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S.\nPublication year: 2019\nISBN-13: 9781439917404\nISBN-10: 143991740X\nRRP: \u00A323.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nCommunity Courts are designed to handle a city's low-level offenses and quality-of-life crimes, such as littering, loitering, or public drunkenness. Court advocates maintain that these largely victimless crimes jeopardize the well-being of residents, businesses, and visitors. Whereas traditional courts might dismiss such cases or administer a small fine, community courts aim to meaningfully punish offenders to avoid disorder escalating to apoca.