Recently published in the The Alternative Law Journal, "From alternative to the new normal: Therapeutic jurisprudence in the Mainstream" analyses the TJ potential of the existing sentencing law and legal processes in Victoria (Australia) including the potential for judicial supervision during bail, pre-sentence and post sentence. The paper proposes some areas for potential reform including victim/offender restorative justice, justice reinvestment and expansion of court … Continue reading Mainstream TJ article and legal studies guide now available!
Mental health courts informing mainstream courts
Guest blogger Michelle Edgely considers how mental health courts can inform improvements in mainstream courts for people with mental illnesses.... Mental health courts have been subjected now to decades of research. Collectively, this body of research demonstrates that properly designed and implemented mental health courts can cost-effectively and safely reduce recidivism while improving the health and psychosocial … Continue reading Mental health courts informing mainstream courts
New article: TJ in mainstream criminal justice
In the latest edition of The Alternative Law Journal, Victorian Magistrate Pauline Spencer, explores how therapeutic jurisprudence can provide a way of thinking about how to make our laws and legal systems more humane, just and effective. "From alternative to the new normal: Therapeutic jurisprudence in the Mainstream", explores recent developments in therapeutic jurisprudence and, … Continue reading New article: TJ in mainstream criminal justice
Innovative approaches: online resource for judges and others
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
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