Therapeutic Jurisprudence and its Application to Criminal Justice Research and Development
Irish Probation Journal, Vol. 7, p. 94, 2010
15 Pages Posted: 23 Jun 2010 Last revised: 13 Nov 2010
Date Written: November 10, 2010
Abstract
The Spanish version of this paper, titled "Justicia Terapeutica: Una Vision General", can be found at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2468365.
This essay, based on the 3rd Annual Martin Tansey Memorial Lecture, delivered May 26, 2010, at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin, and sponsored by the Association of Criminal Justice Research and Development, introduces the perspective of therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) and applies the perspective to several criminal justice issues, such as sentencing, probation, and parole. It calls for an academic-practitioner interdisciplinary and international partnership to enable the field to grow and flourish.
Keywords: therapeutic jurisprudence, criminal justice, criminal law and procedure, sentencing, probation, parole
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