Dr Vicki Lens explores how therapeutic jurisprudence principles might improve interactions between judges and child welfare caseworkers and produce better outcomes for children and families ... Much of the literature on therapeutic jurisprudence (T.J.) focuses on the targets of legal action. Courtroom exchanges, though, are less a duet between a judge and a respondent or … Continue reading Can therapeutic jurisprudence improve family/child neglect/child protection courts?
New Wine in New Bottles: Using Therapeutic Jurisprudence to Reinvigorate Child Welfare Practice
Could a therapeutic jurisprudence themed conference be used in your area of the law or your local community to improve your legal system? Guest blogger Professor Bernie Perlmutter talks about how a local community has used the lens of therapeutic jurisprudence to improve their frontline practice... The Miami-Dade Community Based Care Alliance, a forum for … Continue reading New Wine in New Bottles: Using Therapeutic Jurisprudence to Reinvigorate Child Welfare Practice
Can Therapeutic Judging be applied in mainstream Family/Child Protection Courts?
Does TJ require a specialized court, with all its accoutrements? Or can it be deployed in even the most overburdened and under resourced of traditional courts? Guest blogger Vicki Lens, JD, Ph.D., Columbia University writes about her recent study... Over the last few decades, specialized problem solving courts have proliferated, with TJ exemplifying some … Continue reading Can Therapeutic Judging be applied in mainstream Family/Child Protection Courts?
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