Nabeela Siddiqui reviews an excellent new TJ resource... Therapeutic jurisprudence focuses on the impression that law makes on the psychological and social wellbeing of a person. Society is indeed the laboratory to test the veracity of the laws passed, policies framed and procedures established. Drawing on the similar lines Debarati Halder and K. Jaishankar have … Continue reading Book Review: Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Overcoming Violence Against Women
The Trauma of the (Sexual Assault) Trial and its Inhospitable Rituals
In this blog Dr Elaine Craig, Associate Professor Dalhousie University - Schulich School of Law, Nova Scotia, Canada reflects on the rituals of criminal trials and explores whether Therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) principles can make inhospitable trials hospitable... Despite decades of progressive law reforms to the criminal law and the rules of evidence, fear of the criminal … Continue reading The Trauma of the (Sexual Assault) Trial and its Inhospitable Rituals
Recent therapeutic jurisprudence papers – Hazardous duty in sex crime litigation & criminal law multitasking
From time to time we will post links t0 articles that examine a range of legal areas through the therapeutic jurisprudence lens... Click on the title to access the full paper Sex Crimes Litigation as Hazardous Duty: Practical Tools for Trauma-Exposed Prosecutors, Defense Counsel, and Paralegals Evan R. Seamone Government of the United States of America - Army … Continue reading Recent therapeutic jurisprudence papers – Hazardous duty in sex crime litigation & criminal law multitasking
Revenge Porn and Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Guest blogger Dr. Debarati Halder, managing director of Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling writes about Mitigation of Revenge Porn by the Adoption of Therapeutic Jurisprudence approaches by the Courts... Revenge porn, whether by children or by adults, has become a growing problem everywhere. Continuous improvement in Digital communication technology (DCT) and internet communication technology (ICT) has helped the … Continue reading Revenge Porn and Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Innovative Justice Responses to Sexual Offending
In this guest blog post the Centre for Innovative Justice (Victoria, Australia) explores the potential of therapeutic jurisprudence and restorative justice approaches to provide innovative justice responses to sexual offending... Despite the concerted efforts of advocates and reformers, our conventional justice system struggles to engage with the reality of sexual offending and its aftermath. Estimates … Continue reading Innovative Justice Responses to Sexual Offending
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