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- AUSTRALIA’S FIRST RESEARCH MEASURING JUDICIAL STRESS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND THE COURTS?
- Therapeutic Jurisprudence as an anti-bias tool in courtrooms
- In Australia, New Zealand/Aotearoa or Oceania region? Want to improve the justice system?
- “Wrongful Birth” Claims and the Paradox of Parenting a Child with a Disability – applying a therapeutic jurisprudence lens
- Caring for Families in Court – new book out now
- Problem solving courts: Some lessons from New Zealand
- The Power of Compassion in the Court: Healing on both sides of the bench (TJ Court Craft Series #15)
- Growing the Therapeutic Jurisprudence community: How to share your work
- The Trauma-Informed Courtroom (TJ Court Craft Series #14)
- Can an ACE screening interview in court programs be therapeutic?
Tag Archives: Criminal Justice
Can an ACE screening interview in court programs be therapeutic?
This is the second blog in our three part series on how the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study and trauma informed practice can deepen TJ practice in courts. Therapeutic Jurisprudence Founder David Wexler writes…
New report on drug law reform: an evidenced based approach
Breaking news in drug law reform: The Parliament of Victoria, Law Reform, Road and Community Safety Committee has released the Inquiry into Drug Law Reform Report. After significant community consultation and expert advice, the report’s findings and recommendations propose that … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol and drugs
Tagged cisp, court integrated service program, courts, Criminal Justice, criminal justice reform, criminal justice system, drug court, drug courts, drug law reform, drugs, inquiry into drug law reform, therapeutic jurisprudence, TJ, victoria, victorian parliament
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Procedural fairness bench card (TJ Court Craft Series #11)
A new bench card on procedural fairness has been developed by the American Judges Association, the Center for Court Innovation, the National Center for State Courts, and the National Judicial College.
Posted in Judiciary_Court Craft Series
Tagged community courts, courts, Criminal Justice, criminal justice reform, drug courts, judges, judiciary, Law, lawyers, mainstreaming TJ, mental health, mental health courts, non-adversarial justice, problem solving courts, procedural justice, specialist courts, therapeutic jurisprudence, TJ
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Therapeutic courts inspiring law students
RMIT University (Victoria, Australia) law and social work students recently undertook a week-long study tour to Auckland, New Zealand.
Exporting Drug Court Concepts to Traditional Court (TJ Court Craft Series #10)
Judge Jamey Hueston (Retired) writes… On any given day, in courtrooms across the world, judges witness the unfortunate consequences of drug abuse reflected by some offenders who are in court “nodding out” from a “heroin high” while waiting for their … Continue reading
Posted in courts, Criminal Justice, evidence informed practice, Judiciary_Court Craft Series, mainstreaming TJ, sentencing, TJ for the Judiciary
Tagged courts, criminal courts, Criminal Justice, criminal justice reform, drug court, drugs, Jamey Hueston, Judge Burke, Judge Jamey Hueston, judges, judicial officers, judiciary, Kevin Burke, mainstream courts, mental health, therapeutic jurisprudence, TJ
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Peer-led mentoring program to break cycle of crime & imprisonment
A Therapeutic Jurisprudence approach is multidisciplinary. It invites us to draw from other disciplines — such as social work, psychology and criminology — to improve the wellbeing of people who are in contact with the legal system. In this blog … Continue reading
Three Kinds of Therapeutic Jurisprudence (and One Kind of Not-TJ)
Guest blogger Professor Emeritus of Law Michael Perlin writes… I am now home from a magical time in Prague (what a city!), having attended the biennial International Academy of Law and Mental Health Congress. I have missed only once since … Continue reading
Posted in Introduction to TJ, mainstreaming TJ, researching TJ
Tagged Criminal Justice, justice, Law, Mental Health Law, therapeutic jurispudence, TJ
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