Robes and Rehabilitation:  How Judges Can Help Offenders 'Make Good'

Wexler, David B.

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Robes and Rehabilitation: How Judges Can Help Offenders 'Make Good'

38 Ct. Rev. 18 (Spring 2001)

Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper

6 Pages Posted: 22 Jan 2016

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David B. Wexler

University of Puerto Rico - School of Law; University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law

Date Written: 2001

Abstract

This short essay from 2001 remains relevant today, given a strong interest in judges acting as positive change agents and engaging criminal court participants in dialogues with an eye to preventing relapse, to desistance, and to compliance with court orders.

Keywords: therapeutic jurisprudence, rehabilitation, desistance, compliance, relapse prevention, judges

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Wexler, David B., Robes and Rehabilitation: How Judges Can Help Offenders 'Make Good' (2001). 38 Ct. Rev. 18 (Spring 2001), Arizona Legal Studies Discussion Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2719915