Trauma informed courts – a resource for judiciary

Therapeutic jurisprudence practice in courts draws from a range of different fields of social science to improve how we deliver justice. One such field is that of trauma informed practice. A fabulous resource prepared by the Judicial Commission of New South Wales (Australia) translates the principles of trauma informed practice for judicial officers.... There has …

Judicial supervision of people who have offended

Researcher Michael Trood discusses insights from a systemic review and meta-analysis conducted with co-authors Ben Spivak and James Ogloff on judicial supervision. Therapeutic jurisprudence practice assumes that judicial officers can play an important role in improving the lives of people appearing before them. A key element in the therapeutic jurisprudence practice is the use of …

Court Excellence and Therapeutic Jurisprudence

In this blog David B. Wexler, Honorary President of International Society for Therapeutic Jurisprudence discusses how the 3rd Edition of the International Framework for Court Excellence is a major advance for therapeutic jurisprudence. The international framework for court excellence The International Framework for Court Excellence was launched in 2008 by an international consortium from Europe, …

Judicial decision writing can improve wellbeing (TJ Court Craft Series #10)

The recent family law decision of His Honour Justice Peter Jackson of the Family Court of England and Wales has been doing the rounds in the legal news. The case involved a dispute over the future living arrangements of a 14 year old boy.   The young person had been living with his mother. His father …

Effective judging – the TJ Court Craft Series

Judicial officers who are interested in improving the way they communicate in court may be interested in the TJ Court Craft Series.   Previous blogs in the series can be accessed here. Get future posts in the series direct to your email inbox by entering your email in the right hand column and clicking "follow". …