CJS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Crime Prevention, Environmental Design
Document Summary
Tj encourages members of the judiciary to consider the impact of the psychological wellbeing of the defendant on their offending behaviour and to take that into account in deciding upon an appropriate sanction. Problem solving courts were established to deal with offenders with a drug or domestic violence history, mental health problems and/or youth offenders. These courts are used across australia to provide: A greater level of interaction with offenders to promote motivation, To provide more targeted responses to the causes of the offender"s criminal behaviour. And to steer the offender away from traditional defence and prosecution. It undermines the role of judicial officers as neutral arbiters, applying law to cases. It poses challenges to the roles of prosecutors and defence attorney in the court process. Problem solving courts are labour intensive, time consuming and requires resource. Similarities and differences between rj, ij and tj. Each identified faults with mainstream criminal justice.
