The new edition of Black’s Law Dictionary contains an entry for therapeutic jurisprudence: therapeutic jurisprudence. The study of the effects of law and the legal system on the behavior, emotions, and mental health of people: esp., a multidisciplinary examination of how law and mental health interact. • ‘This discipline originated in the late 1980s as an... »
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Therapeutic Jurisprudence Center
Lawyers sidebar Posted on 25 September 2009 Florida Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente, center, shares a moment with University of Miami School of Law Dean Patricia D. White, left, and Bruce J. Winick, Silver-Rubenstein Distinguished Professor of Law and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, during... »
Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Nebraska
On January 28 and 29, Professor Richard Wiener of the University of Nebraska Department of Psychology, a member of the Therapeutic Jurisprudence Center Advisory Board, will have Professor Winick and others speak at a 3-day conference at the University of Nebraska on problem solving... »
Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Australia
On May 4-7, 2010, Professor Winick will be a keynote speaker at a conference at the Monash University School of Law, in Melbourne, Australia. The topic of the Conference... »
Dedication Ceremony of the Therapeutic Jurisprudence Center
A dedication ceremony for the Therapeutic Jurisprudence Center will be held on Sept. 24,2009, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lowe Art Museum on campus. Justice Barbara Pariente of the... »
Sun Sentinel – South Florida Residents Strike Back at Intruders
South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com South Florida residents strike back at intruders By Robert Nolin and C. Ron Allen South Florida Sun Sentinel September 11, 2009 With handguns and baseball bats, South Florida residents in recent... »
Professor Winick talks about Overcoming Barriers
- e-Veritas – http://everitas.univmiami.net - Overcoming barriers Posted By rcjones On June 5, 2009 @ 5:43 pm In Features, Priority: Slider Feature Item | Comments Disabled During the No Barriers’ Science and... »
The Supreme Court’s Evolving Death Penalty Jurisprudence: Severe Mental Illness As The Next Frontier
Abstract: The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent death penalty jurisprudence displays the Court’s willingness to invalidate the death penalty for certain offenses or classes of offenders, including those with mental ... »
