Tag Archives: therapeutic jurisprudence

“Clemency”, the movie, delivers a powerful therapeutic jurisprudence relevant message about the death penalty in America

Posted on January 24, 2020 by

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 →

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Can a therapeutic jurisprudence approach improve Australian parole systems?

Posted on January 4, 2020 by

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.

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Judicial conciliation in a ‘therapeutic key’ in Italy

Posted on November 27, 2019 by

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 →

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Psychological Trauma, Social Pain, and Therapeutic Jurisprudence

Posted on November 9, 2019 by

  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 →

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AUSTRALIA’S FIRST RESEARCH MEASURING JUDICIAL STRESS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND THE COURTS?

Posted on July 10, 2019 by

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 →

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Therapeutic Jurisprudence as an anti-bias tool in courtrooms

Posted on April 27, 2019 by

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 →

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“Wrongful Birth” Claims and the Paradox of Parenting a Child with a Disability – applying a therapeutic jurisprudence lens

Posted on February 28, 2019 by

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 →

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