Justice systems can play a role in improving the wellbeing of individuals and the communities they serve. In a recently published article The International Framework for Court Excellence and Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Creating Excellent Courts and Enhancing Wellbeing authors Elizabeth Richardson, Pauline Spencer and David Wexler discuss two tools that can be used to improve court performance … Continue reading Creating excellent courts
Can feedback drive court improvement?
Marie B. Hagsgård explains how a simple but effective feedback project sought to improve the wellbeing of people coming before the Administrative Court in Karlstad, Sweden... The Administrative Court in Karlstad undertakes assessment of whether forensic psychiatric care under the Forensic Psychiatric Care Act (1991:1129), LRV, should cease or continue. This project involved a judge at … Continue reading Can feedback drive court improvement?
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
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
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
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