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 courts.
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During the 162nd Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association being held in San Francisco May 16-21, 2009, Professor Winick will present his paper entitled Developing a Mental Health Court for Domestic Violence Perpetrators: A New Judicial Model on May 20th. This session will teach about such Courts by describing and evaluating a new...
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Professor Bruce Winick will be speaking at the upcoming John Jay College of Criminal Justice-sponsored “International Conference on Justice and Policing in Diverse Societies” taking place June 9-12, 2008 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His panel is part of a conference taking place at the same location under the sponsorship of the International Network...
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On Saturday, March 8 3:30-4:30 p.m Professor Winick will chair a panel discussion ant the AP-LS Annual Conference in Jacksonville, FL. The title of his session is called “Dealing with Mentally Ill Domestic Violence Perpetrators: A New Judicial Model” Abstract: People suffering from mental illness are increasingly referred to the domestic violence court. Yet...
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On October 17th, 2007, Professor Bruce J Winick of the School of Law and the Department of Behavioral Sciences provided invited testimony at a public hearing conducted in Miami of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Problem Solving Court Task Force. The Task Force was established to examine the operations of drug courts,...
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On August 13, 2007, Prof. Winick will present at a special session titled “Between Punishment and Cure: The Crisis of Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System” at the American Sociological Association’s annual meeting in New York City. The topic of his talk is “Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Mental Health Courts.” Abstract: This presentation will...
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Miami Herald – Friday, March 30, 2007 ”With her background, she has a keen understanding of both legal issues and child welfare issues,” said University of Miami law professor Bruce Winick, an early advocate of what has come to be known as therapeutic jurisprudence. “That’s what drives a case like this — the best...
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Judging in a Therapeutic Key: Therapeutic Jurisprudence and the Courts 48 Criminal Law Quarterly 267 (2003). There is growing worldwide interest in the twin concepts of problem-solving courts and therapeutic jurisprudence. Over the last fifteen years, courts in the United States have been experimenting with new ways to deliver justice. Drug treatment, domestic violence...
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“It’s a very important new revolution” in the way courts work, said Bruce J. Winick, a former city health official who is now an academic expert on what he calls “therapeutic jurisprudence.” New York Times, April 26, 2005 – A1
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