TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Can the criminal law ever be therapeutic?
JO  - Behavioral sciences and the law
A1  - McGuire, James
SP  - 413
EP  - 426
VL  - 18
IS  - 4
N2  - This paper addresses the question of whether criminal law, especially in its sentencing and penological aspects, can be adjusted in its workings to incorporate the perspective of therapeutic jurisprudence. A conceptual framework developed by Wexler, Winick, and their colleagues is employed to provide a basis for reflection on the operation and impact of sentencing processes. Of considerable importance in this exercise is a mounting volume of evidence concerning the outcomes of work with adjudicated offenders, which illustrates the potential of psycho-educational, behavioral-cognitive skills-training, and therapeutic programs for reduction of recidivism. Such intervention programs are currently offered within the limits set by, but are not intrinsic components of, judicial decisions. The psycho-legal implications of these findings are discussed and some possibilities surveyed for tentative exploration of actively therapeutic departures within crimino-legal decision-making. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-3936
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1099-0798(2000)18:4<413::AID-BSL365>3.0.CO;2-H
ID  - ref1
ER  -