Guest bloggers Professor Tania Sourdin, Director, Australian Centre for Justice Innovation (ACJI) and Sarah Russell, Researcher and Editor, ACJI introduce ... INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO JUSTICE: THE NEIGHBOURHOOD JUSTICE EXPERIENCE This resource has been designed for: magistrates/judges/judicial officers academics law students and others interested in incorporating community justice, restorative justice, problem-solving and solution-focused approaches, procedural justice, therapeutic jurisprudence … Continue reading Innovative approaches: online resource for judges and others
Links to evidence informed criminal justice resources
Therapeutic jurisprudence approaches are interdisciplinary and draw on what we know works from social science. Our new blog resource page collates resources about evidence based programs and practice, evaluations and expertise as to "what works" If you know of a link or resources that is worth sharing please contact us: mainstreamtj@gmail.com To link to the "What … Continue reading Links to evidence informed criminal justice resources
Legal Writing, Therapeutic Jurisprudence, & Professionalism
In this blog Guest Blogger Shelley Kierstead, LLB, LLM, DJur, Assistant Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University writes about legal writing, TJ and professionalism... Words matter. They matter to the clients to whom lawyers give advice, and they matter to the other professionals that lawyers deal with on a daily basis. As members … Continue reading Legal Writing, Therapeutic Jurisprudence, & Professionalism
Transforming Criminal Justice? Mainstreaming problem-solving approaches
Guest blogger Dr Jane Donoghue, Director of the Centre for Crime, Law and Justice, discusses her new book Transforming Criminal Justice? Problem-Solving and Court Specialization In my new book Transforming Criminal Justice? Problem-Solving and Court Specialization, I provide a comparative analysis of developments in problem-solving justice in the UK and US and I examine the prospects for ‘mainstreaming’ … Continue reading Transforming Criminal Justice? Mainstreaming problem-solving approaches
TJ articles – mediation & guardianship; ADR for end of life decisions; competence to have sex
From time to time we will post links t0 articles that examine a range of legal areas through the therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) lens... Click on the title to access the full article Making Mediation Work in Guardianship Proceedings: Protecting and Enhancing the Voice, Rights, and Well-Being of Elders, Jennifer L. Wright University of St. Thomas, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN … Continue reading TJ articles – mediation & guardianship; ADR for end of life decisions; competence to have sex
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