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A Therapeutic Jurisprudence approach is multidisciplinary. It invites us to draw from other disciplines -- such as social work, psychology and criminology -- to improve the wellbeing of people who are in contact with the legal system. In this blog we hear about a new project based on the ground breaking Churchill Fellowship research of … Continue reading Peer-led mentoring program to break cycle of crime & imprisonment
Professor David Wexler writes... I recently learned of a very pro forma—but successful—felony expungement proceeding, a proceeding that puts into sharp focus the difference between the Therapeutic Design of the Law (TDL) and the Therapeutic Application of the Law (TAL). The Petitioner, with a many year old felony drug conviction and otherwise lawful behavior, … Continue reading A pro forma expungement proceeding: A lost therapeutic opportunity?
In a new article Judge Amir Munir, a Judge in the Punjab and an Instructor at the Punjab Judicial Academy, explores how therapeutic jurisprudence has inspired legal system reform in Pakistan. Mainstreaming Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Pakistan: A Historical Discourse narrates the way that Judge Amir Munir has connected with the international Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) community … Continue reading Therapeutic jurisprudence: Reforming the law in Pakistan
TJ founder David B. Wexler reflects on his recent visit to the Japan where TJ is being used as a lens for legal system reform... I’ve just returned from Japan, where , on September 1, 2017, I keynoted a fantastic therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) program. The fact that I returned home to Puerto Rico the night … Continue reading Therapeutic Jurisprudence rising in Japan!
Read about youth justice, mental illness, children's right to identity and impacts of adoption. Access this 2nd edition here Access the previous edition here Arizona Summit Law Review welcomes the submission of manuscripts on any legal topic and from all members of the legal community. Submissions can be made via ExpressO at http://law.bepress.com/expresso, via e-mail … Continue reading International Journal of Therapeutic Jurisprudence online now!
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