Guest blogger Emma Jones reflects about the role that therapeutic jurisprudence can play in undergraduate legal education in the UK... Legal education is one of the many areas in which therapeutic jurisprudence is increasingly being acknowledged. However, to date, much of the relevant literature is focused on the US law degree. The postgraduate and vocationally-orientated … Continue reading Legal education: Does therapeutic jurisprudence have a role?
TJ in Elder Law – Client Loneliness as a “psycholegal soft spot”
In this guest blog Heather Campbell considers how the therapeutic application of the law - the role of legal actors and application of legal rules and procedures - may improve therapeutic and legal outcomes for older adults... Loneliness is an invisible affliction that most of us have experienced. For many, it is often a transient … Continue reading TJ in Elder Law – Client Loneliness as a “psycholegal soft spot”
Juvenile Justice and Mental Health: using the Sequential Intercept Model to reform the system
The Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) is a useful model when considering reform of the criminal justice system for people experiencing poor mental health. See this earlier blog for a discussion of how SIM and therapeutic jurisprudence fit together. In short, SIM identifies five points of “interception” that include a person's: first contact with police … Continue reading Juvenile Justice and Mental Health: using the Sequential Intercept Model to reform the system
Can therapeutic jurisprudence improve land use/planning disputes?
Land use or planning disputes are the source of much conflict and stress for people particularly if they cannot afford legal representation. Is there a role for TJ and legal clinics? Guest blogger Michael Widener says yes... My friend Rick, an architect and contractor, with his wife, Chrissie, finally found the perfect commercial building for … Continue reading Can therapeutic jurisprudence improve land use/planning disputes?
TJ thinking: mental health & criminal justice responses
Therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) invites us to look at the design of the law itself and also the application of the law (legal procedures and the roles of legal actors) to see how we can improve therapeutic benefits for people involved in the legal system. A TJ approach therefore requires us to continually reflect on the latest … Continue reading TJ thinking: mental health & criminal justice responses
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