Mental health courts informing mainstream courts

Guest blogger Michelle Edgely considers how mental health courts can inform improvements in mainstream courts for people with mental illnesses.... Mental health courts have been subjected now to decades of research. Collectively, this body of research demonstrates that properly designed and implemented mental health courts can cost-effectively and safely reduce recidivism while improving the health and psychosocial … Continue reading Mental health courts informing mainstream courts

Links to evidence informed criminal justice resources

Therapeutic jurisprudence approaches are interdisciplinary and draw on what we know works from social science. Our new blog resource page collates resources about evidence based programs and practice, evaluations and expertise as to "what works" If you know of a link or resources that is worth sharing please contact us: mainstreamtj@gmail.com To link to the "What … Continue reading Links to evidence informed criminal justice resources