The recently released report of the Victorian Ombudsman (Victoria, Australia) "Investigation into the rehabilitation and reintegration of prisoners in Victoria" provides an excellent overview of the rehabilitation programs currently on offer in Victoria Australia and elsewhere around the world. It recommends expansion of therapeutic alternatives to imprisonment and improvement of prison and post release rehabilitation programs. … Continue reading New report recommends expansion of therapeutic alternatives
Therapeutic jurisprudence in action
Guest blogger New Yorker Michael Perlin shares his observations of specialist courts in New Zealand and we see some of the features of these courts that can inform our practice in mainstream court setttings... I leave Auckland, New Zealand, having spent an extraordinary two weeks here. I did some wonderful nature sightseeing (lists of the … Continue reading Therapeutic jurisprudence in action
Top 5 lessons from the Mental Health Court
Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren's latest Huffington Post blog... "Rejecting stigma in favor of equality and human dignity is the essence of social justice." -- Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren It has been 18 years since Broward County, Florida launched America's first Mental Health Court dedicated to the decriminalization of persons with serious mental illness. In honor of all … Continue reading Top 5 lessons from the Mental Health Court
So What Courtroom Behaviors Promote Perceptions of Fairness?
Today we are reblogging an excellent piece from the Procedural Fairness Blog. Another great blog to follow if you are interested in making legal systems more effective...
The Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) and Therapeutic Jurisprudence
In this blog Kirk Heilbrun, Patricia Griffin, Edward Mulvey, David DeMatteo, and Carol Schubert explore the Sequential Intercept Model, how can it be used and it's relationship with therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ)... There is now pending legislation in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House involving the diversion of justice-involved individuals with behavioral health disorders from … Continue reading The Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) and Therapeutic Jurisprudence
The ISTJ Blog 