Examining the links between therapeutic jurisprudence and mental health court completion.

The Broward Mental Health Court: process, outcomes, and service utilization.

Mental health courts are one of a variety of special jurisdiction courts that have been created in a number of countries, including the United States (Petrila, 2003). While there is no prototypical mental health court (Steadman, Davidson, & Brown, 2001; Watson, Luchins, & Hanrahan, 2001), most of those in existence today share several common characteristics. These include (a) the creation of a ...

Dealing with mentally ill domestic violence perpetrators: A therapeutic jurisprudence judicial model.

People suffering from mental illness are increasingly referred to the domestic violence court. Yet the typical diversion programs available, including batterer's intervention programs, are inappropriate for those with serious mental illness. As a result, the Miami-Dade Domestic Violence Court has developed a new approach for dealing with this population that applies mental health court techniqu...

Courts as therapeutic agents: thinking past the novelty of mental health courts.

Persons who have mental illness are over-represented among jail and prison inmates. Efforts have been advancing to stem the flow of offenders who have mental illness into the criminal justice system. The best known initiatives are diversion programs situated within the police department or jail. 4 The mental health court is the newest of these approaches. Although there are currently fewer than...

Juvenile mental health courts and therapeutic jurisprudence: facing the challenges posed by youth with mental disabilities in the juvenile justice system.

Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Problem Solving Courts

This article offers a number of suggestions concerning how judges should act in problem solving court contexts to spark the motivation of the individual to achieve rehabilitation and increase compliance with treatment. The proposals are derived from psychological literature in other contexts but further analysis and empirical research is needed. The article finds that therapeutic jurisprudence ...