07 Sep
Posted by: Lorenn in: courts, Judges, Lawyers, Restorative Justice, Solution-Focused, Therapeutic Jurisprudence
While a lot of “lawyer dissing” goes on, some of it easily understandable, many lawyers and judges (who are also lawyers) should be recognized for promoting restorative justice and therapeutic jurisprudence. Judge Gordon McConnell was instrumental in the first modern restorative justice case. John Braithwaite, in Restorative Justice and Responsive Regulation, cites a paper by […]
05 Aug
Posted by: Lorenn in: APAC Prisons, drug rehabilitation, Inspiration, prisons, Restorative Justice, Therapeutic Jurisprudence
On July 5 & 6, 2010, I visited two APAC prisons (Associacao de Protecao e Assistencia aos Condenados in English translated as: Association for Protection and Assistance of Convicts) in the city of Itauna, state of Minas Gerias, Brazil. The original APAC prison, which was in San Paulo, Brazil was reportedly the “first contemporary prison” […]
29 Nov
Posted by: Lorenn in: Restorative Justice, Solution-Focused, Therapeutic Jurisprudence
The Solution-Focused Judging Bench Book was written primarily by Michael King, an Australian law professor and former judge, and was published by The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration. The book describes how courts can apply therapeutic jurisprudence principals, which “concentrates on the law’s impact on emotional life and psychological well-being” in court hearings. Bench books […]
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