From time to time we will post links t0 articles that examine a range of legal areas through the therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) lens... Click on the title to access the full article Making Mediation Work in Guardianship Proceedings: Protecting and Enhancing the Voice, Rights, and Well-Being of Elders, Jennifer L. Wright University of St. Thomas, St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN … Continue reading TJ articles – mediation & guardianship; ADR for end of life decisions; competence to have sex
Revenge Porn and Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Guest blogger Dr. Debarati Halder, managing director of Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling writes about Mitigation of Revenge Porn by the Adoption of Therapeutic Jurisprudence approaches by the Courts... Revenge porn, whether by children or by adults, has become a growing problem everywhere. Continuous improvement in Digital communication technology (DCT) and internet communication technology (ICT) has helped the … Continue reading Revenge Porn and Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Innovative Justice Responses to Sexual Offending
In this guest blog post the Centre for Innovative Justice (Victoria, Australia) explores the potential of therapeutic jurisprudence and restorative justice approaches to provide innovative justice responses to sexual offending... Despite the concerted efforts of advocates and reformers, our conventional justice system struggles to engage with the reality of sexual offending and its aftermath. Estimates … Continue reading Innovative Justice Responses to Sexual Offending
Problem tenants, Therapeutic Jurisprudence and mainstream housing courts
In this blog Michel Vols discusses his project in which TJ-principles and techniques are used in cases concerning nuisance behaviour that are dealt with by mainstream housing courts in the Netherlands. Quality of life offences and housing related anti-social behavior such as noise nuisance, harassment, hoarding, the cultivation of cannabis and small-scale drug dealing can … Continue reading Problem tenants, Therapeutic Jurisprudence and mainstream housing courts
Linking Criminal Courts with Treatment and Support
Applying a therapeutic justice approach, mainstream criminal courts can explore, and respond to, the causes of crime... One common cause of offending is substance abuse and addiction. In specialist drug courts there is a clear link between the criminal justice process and treatment. In mainstream courts there are many points in the system that can … Continue reading Linking Criminal Courts with Treatment and Support
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