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- “Clemency”, the movie, delivers a powerful therapeutic jurisprudence relevant message about the death penalty in America
- Talking about Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) at Non-TJ conferences
- Can a therapeutic jurisprudence approach improve Australian parole systems?
- Judicial conciliation in a ‘therapeutic key’ in Italy
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- Psychological Trauma, Social Pain, and Therapeutic Jurisprudence
- Therapeutic Jurisprudence in the UK: Reflections on the first meeting of the ISTJ UK Chapter
- AUSTRALIA’S FIRST RESEARCH MEASURING JUDICIAL STRESS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND THE COURTS?
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Tag Archives: therapeutic jurisprudence
“Clemency”, the movie, delivers a powerful therapeutic jurisprudence relevant message about the death penalty in America
Guest blogger David Yamada, Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston and the founding board chair of the International Society for Therapeutic Jurisprudence, writes… At a 2009 TJ symposium hosted by Florida Coastal School of Law, professor and death … Continue reading
Posted in books about TJ, Criminal Justice, sentencing, TJ in action
Tagged clemency, clemency the movie, courts, death penalty, execution, just mercy, Law, sentencing, therapeutic jurisprudence, TJ
Can a therapeutic jurisprudence approach improve Australian parole systems?
Guest blogger Max Henshaw writes… Nearly half (46%) of adults released from prison in Australia will return within two years. Coupled with growing, and disproportionate, prisoner numbers, Australia is failing to reduce recidivism and facilitate desistance from crime.
Judicial conciliation in a ‘therapeutic key’ in Italy
Guest blogger Giuliana Romualdi, Lecturer in Mediation and ADR Procedures, University of Siena and PhD in civil procedural law at the University of Bologna, writes… The inefficiency of civil justice is one of the main issues of the current political … Continue reading
Posted in civil law, courts, TJ for Lawyers, TJ in action
Tagged ADR, alternative dispute resolution, civil law, concilitation, Italy, mediation, therapeutic jurisprudence, TJ
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Psychological Trauma, Social Pain, and Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Guest Blogger Dr Cindy Brooks Dollar writes… What might our world – not just our courts – look like if we committed to practicing the components of therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ)? Can we extend TJ’s principles beyond its intended legal context … Continue reading
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST RESEARCH MEASURING JUDICIAL STRESS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND THE COURTS?
The legal philosophy of Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) invites us to examine how laws, legal processes and the roles of legal actors may be undertaken in a way to maximise wellbeing. We often reflect on the wellbeing of people coming before … Continue reading
Therapeutic Jurisprudence as an anti-bias tool in courtrooms
In this blog, Professor Vicki Lens of the Silberman School of Social Work, The City University of New York, explores dependency courts and the intersection of race, gender and class and how TJ principles can be used to reduce bias … Continue reading
Posted in child protection, family law, mainstreaming TJ, TJ for the Judiciary, TJ in action
Tagged anti-bias, bias, child neglect, child protection, class, courts, dependency courts, gender, intersectionality, judges, Law, participation, race, respect, therapeutic jurisprudence, TJ, voice
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“Wrongful Birth” Claims and the Paradox of Parenting a Child with a Disability – applying a therapeutic jurisprudence lens
Guest blogger Sofia Yakren, Associate Professor of Law, CUNY School of Law writes… “Wrongful birth,” a controversial medical malpractice claim, likely has a significant anti-therapeutic impact on the individuals it is designed to compensate. The claim is typically raised by the mother of a child … Continue reading
Posted in civil law, TJ in action
Tagged therapeutic jurisprudence, TJ, wrongful birth
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Caring for Families in Court – new book out now
TJ founder Professor David Wexler writes… Routledge Press has just published a crucially important book that should be of real and immediate interest to the Therapeutic Jurisprudence community.
Problem solving courts: Some lessons from New Zealand
This blog by Rob Hulls was recently published by Centre for Innovative Justice. Thanks to Rob and the CIJ for permission to republish for the worldwide TJ community… On 24 and 25 January I attended the Future Directions of the … Continue reading
Growing the Therapeutic Jurisprudence community: How to share your work
“Therapeutic jurisprudence” is a mouthful, yes? But let’s think about it: How much better would our laws and legal systems be if they were designed mainly to encourage psychologically healthy outcomes? If you understand the significance of this question, then … Continue reading
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Tagged therapeutic jurisprudence, TJ, TJ research
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