The use of therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) approaches in mainstream court and legal settings often involves the development of new systems and programs Often TJ initiatives draw on social science research and practices to make our legal systems more effective. Evaluating the effectiveness of TJ reforms is key - are the reforms enhancing therapeutic outcomes or … Continue reading Planning for evaluation of therapeutic jurisprudence initiatives
How to do therapeutic jurisprudence research
Guest blogger Nigel Stobbs teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses on therapeutic courts .... I often meet academics, lawyers, graduate research students and criminologists who are inspired by the idea of using TJ as a structure or method for a particular project, but who struggle to pin down what the TJ method 'is', or how to … Continue reading How to do therapeutic jurisprudence research
New Wine in New Bottles: The Rebirth of Rehabilitation in American Juvenile and Adult Criminal Justice
Professor Mark Fondacaro writes.... I was recently invited by the Ohio Northern University College of Law to be a featured speaker at their Annual Law Review Symposium and asked to give a talk that would later be published as part of a special issue on “New Solutions to Old Problems: A Practical Look at the Rebirth … Continue reading New Wine in New Bottles: The Rebirth of Rehabilitation in American Juvenile and Adult Criminal Justice
Therapeutic Jurisprudence for defence lawyers
In this blog post Dana Segev provides TJ techniques for defence lawyers who wish to improve their effectiveness... It has long been acknowledged by Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) that lawyer’s actions can have important consequences for defendants. Defence lawyers received particular focus in TJ literature, and techniques have been developed to enhance their clients’ emotional well-being … Continue reading Therapeutic Jurisprudence for defence lawyers
Improving family law processes
The Families Matter initiative intended to help develop and support a family justice system with an interdisciplinary, holistic and therapeutic focus, read this article to find out more... "Families Matter: Recommendations to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families in Court" by Barbara A. Babb (University of Baltimore - School of Law) and Gloria Danziger (University of … Continue reading Improving family law processes
The ISTJ Blog 