Guest blogger Nabeela Siddiqui, pursuing a Master in Laws (Constitutional Law), University of Madras, and Chennai, India writes… Someone recently asked me 'what is TJ?' Coming from a law background, my understanding was legally inclined, I told her, and it is the “study of the role of law as a therapeutic agent”. I have been … Continue reading The Refugee Crisis in India: Can a therapeutic jurisprudence lens assist?
Exporting Drug Court Concepts to Traditional Court (TJ Court Craft Series #10)
Judge Jamey Hueston (Retired) writes... On any given day, in courtrooms across the world, judges witness the unfortunate consequences of drug abuse reflected by some offenders who are in court “nodding out” from a “heroin high” while waiting for their cases to be called. A steady stream of people with untreated mental-health issues also enter … Continue reading Exporting Drug Court Concepts to Traditional Court (TJ Court Craft Series #10)
Peer-led mentoring program to break cycle of crime & imprisonment
A Therapeutic Jurisprudence approach is multidisciplinary. It invites us to draw from other disciplines -- such as social work, psychology and criminology -- to improve the wellbeing of people who are in contact with the legal system. In this blog we hear about a new project based on the ground breaking Churchill Fellowship research of … Continue reading Peer-led mentoring program to break cycle of crime & imprisonment
A pro forma expungement proceeding: A lost therapeutic opportunity?
Professor David Wexler writes... I recently learned of a very pro forma—but successful—felony expungement proceeding, a proceeding that puts into sharp focus the difference between the Therapeutic Design of the Law (TDL) and the Therapeutic Application of the Law (TAL). The Petitioner, with a many year old felony drug conviction and otherwise lawful behavior, … Continue reading A pro forma expungement proceeding: A lost therapeutic opportunity?
Therapeutic jurisprudence: Reforming the law in Pakistan
In a new article Judge Amir Munir, a Judge in the Punjab and an Instructor at the Punjab Judicial Academy, explores how therapeutic jurisprudence has inspired legal system reform in Pakistan. Mainstreaming Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Pakistan: A Historical Discourse narrates the way that Judge Amir Munir has connected with the international Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) community … Continue reading Therapeutic jurisprudence: Reforming the law in Pakistan
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