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3 Int'l J. Therapeutic Juris. 199 (2018)
Therapeutic Jurisprudence Principles and Offender Rehabilitation: Which Rehabilitation Theory Is the Best Match

handle is hein.journals/ijtherju3 and id is 217 raw text is: THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE PRINCIPLES AND OF- FENDER REHABILITATION: WHICH REHABILITATION THE- ORY IS THE BEST MATCH? Astrid Birgden* Abstract Therapeutic jurisprudence is interested in the law, legal pro- cedures, and the role of psycholegal actors in rehabilitating of- fenders in courts and the correctional system. Therapeutic juris- prudence focuses on improved well-being while considering ev- idence-based and ethical approaches in correctional services be- ing applied in the courts to support rehabilitation. A good of- fender rehabilitation theory specifies the aims of treatment, jus- tifies the values underpinning the approach, and outlines how treatment should proceed to realize these values. In this en- deavor, two contemporary offender rehabilitation approaches are compared to therapeutic jurisprudence principles: Risk- Need-Responsivity and the Good Lives Model. The values, treatment targets, and practice strategies within the two offender rehabilitation models are compared. It is concluded that the principles and practices of the Good Lives Model are better aligned to the values of therapeutic jurisprudence as both ap- proaches aspire to a humanistic approach within an ethic of care aimed at improving well-being in both offenders and the com- munity. * Consultant Forensic Psychologist Just Forensic and Adjunct Clinical Asso- ciate Professor, Deakin University.

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