Therapeutic jurisprudence thinking encourages us to consider what behavioural science says about how people change and to apply that in criminal justice settings. In this guest blog, Judge Steven Alm talks about a probation program that achieves behavioural change through a combination of accountability and care... In 2004, I was assigned to a felony trial calendar here … Continue reading HOPE for the criminal justice system
Wine & Bottles: A metaphor & a methodology for mainstreaming TJ, by David Wexler
In this new Blog, we hope to include very short pieces relating to the “mainstreaming” of therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) — that is, the use of TJ principles, practices, and techniques in the “ordinary” legal system, particularly in the criminal law context. When we speak of using TJ in the “ordinary” system, we do not mean … Continue reading Wine & Bottles: A metaphor & a methodology for mainstreaming TJ, by David Wexler
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