Therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) is a lens through which we can improve the effectiveness of criminal justice systems. TJ invites us to ask - Can we redesign the law itself, can we apply the law in different ways that will improve the wellbeing of people involved in it? Plea bargaining, settlement conferences and other processes that seek … Continue reading Can plea bargaining/criminal settlement processes be therapeutic?
Te Whare Whakapiki Wairua (The House that Heals the Spirit)
This week guest blogger Liz Moore gives a run down the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court's in New Zealand building on the observations of Prof. Michael Perlin in his earlier blog. Mainstream/traditional courts can learn a lot from this specialist court practice, in particular, the powerful role of culture in healing and recovery... There are … Continue reading Te Whare Whakapiki Wairua (The House that Heals the Spirit)
HOPE for the criminal justice system
Therapeutic jurisprudence thinking encourages us to consider what behavioural science says about how people change and to apply that in criminal justice settings. In this guest blog, Judge Steven Alm talks about a probation program that achieves behavioural change through a combination of accountability and care... In 2004, I was assigned to a felony trial calendar here … Continue reading HOPE for the criminal justice system
Improving civil litigation through therapeutic jurisprudence
Guest Blogger Hugh Koch writes that significant headway is being made in the UK and Sweden to develop concepts and practices in the application of therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) to civil litigation... Collaboration between an experienced law academic and psychologist is producing robust models of how therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) principles - maximising therapeutic outcomes and minimising … Continue reading Improving civil litigation through therapeutic jurisprudence
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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