mainstreamtj Restorative justice, TJ events

2017 therapeutic jurisprudence events not to miss…

Auckland, Sydney, Prague ...2017 is shaping up to be a big year for therapeutic jurisprudence thinkers and practitioners...  Auckland - AUT Law School Centre for Non- Adversarial Justice symposia 10-14 March 2017  This event will launch this new Centre and involve:  a stock-take of non-adversarial justice jurisprudence an assessment of specialist mental health courts, and a symposium … Continue reading 2017 therapeutic jurisprudence events not to miss…

mainstreamtj Journals & books on TJ

Holiday therapeutic jurisprudence reading!

Some wonderful TJ articles in the latest edition of the Queensland University of Technology Law Review from a range of internationally recognised TJ scholars. Read some of the latest TJ perspectives on coronial investigations, criminal justice, coercive interventions, family drug treatment courts and mental health. Link here to this TJ edition of the QUT Law … Continue reading Holiday therapeutic jurisprudence reading!

mainstreamtj Courts, Judiciary Court Craft Series

Tips for Procedural Fairness in Court (TJ Court Craft Series #7)

The Centre for Court Innovation describes procedural justice/ procedural fairness as: ...the perceived fairness of the procedures and interpersonal communications that defendants and other litigants experience in the courthouse and courtroom, as distinguished from distributive justice, which refers to the impressions derived from case outcomes (i.e. whether the litigant ultimately “won” or “lost” the case). … Continue reading Tips for Procedural Fairness in Court (TJ Court Craft Series #7)

mainstreamtj Criminal Justice

Criminal justice reform through emotionally intelligent justice

Guest blogger Dr David Patton ... The Criminal Justice Systems (CJS) in many countries are dominated by negative responses to crime and criminality that are focused on retributive punishment and exclusion. Policies, ideologies and acts of retribution, exclusion, excessive punishments, excessive powers being given to criminal justice agents, a disregard for human rights etc. are … Continue reading Criminal justice reform through emotionally intelligent justice

mainstreamtj Alternative Dispute Resolution, Legal education

Alternative dispute resolution – the next generation!

Move over traditional law moots...alternative dispute resolution is taking hold!  Guest blogger Kate Mann talks about her team's participation in the recent School Conflict Resolution and Mediation program.... The School Conflict Resolution And Mediation (SCRAM) program is an initiative of the Western Australia Dispute Resolution Association (WADRA) and has been an ongoing competition since 2001. … Continue reading Alternative dispute resolution – the next generation!