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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law courts > civil courts > family courts
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > court of limited jurisdiction > family courts
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > diversion and probation > family courts
... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > family courts
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > diversion and probation > family courts
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > diversion and probation > family courts
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > diversion and probation > family courts
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and justice > family courts
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminal justice > state courts > family courts

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family courts  

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  • Families have had a separate court in which to litigate their private problems since English common law, but the United States was slow to adopt this trend. Between 1900 and 1918, the Progressive Era brought forth advances in social consciousness and paved the way for a movement that would push for a family-centric court. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Family Courts]

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