In part one of this two-part blog, each co-author Professor Cerminara and Dr. Petrucci share a different perspective on the topic: one co-author shares her personal experiences, and one co-author shares a legal perspective. In part two, they explore additional legal examples. The idea of peace-of-mind laws and therapeutic jurisprudence came up after a post … Continue reading Peace-of-Mind Consequences of Law: An Introduction and a Proposed Definition (Part I)
A guideline for writing ISTJ blogs
Thank you so much for your interest in submitting an essay to the International Society for Therapeutic Jurisprudence (ISTJ) blog! For your convenience, we have provided below some guidelines that you should consider when making submissions to the blog. How to I submit? Please direct all submissions to the ISTJ blog email address: mainstreamtj@gmail.com. The … Continue reading A guideline for writing ISTJ blogs
Psychopathy, Punishment, Racial Bias and Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Today we hear from Guest Bloggers Professor Michael Perlin and Alison Lynch. The two of us recently finished writing a law review article that explores a group of topics rarely covered by either legal or criminological research: the racial implications and neuroscientific questions surrounding the differences between sociopathy and psychopathy, and how those differences can … Continue reading Psychopathy, Punishment, Racial Bias and Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Welcome to Mainstreaming TJ 2021
Here at ‘MainstreamingTJ’, we have started 2021 off with some exciting changes. The website has been revamped, making the diverse blogs, resources and links to the wider ISTJ community easily accessible. We have also expanded the editorial team behind the blogs. Today, we introduce our two new editors all the way from the shores … Continue reading Welcome to Mainstreaming TJ 2021
Talking about Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) at Non-TJ conferences
Guest Blogger Professor Michael L. Perlin, New York Law School, explores how we can expand the reach of TJ and grow the worldwide TJ community... In 2019 I attended American Society of Criminology conference where I presented two TJ-related papers— “Man, I Ain’t No Judge”: The Therapeutic Jurisprudence Implications of the Use of Non-judicial Officers … Continue reading Talking about Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) at Non-TJ conferences
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