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Therapeutic Jurisprudence

Therapeutic Jurisprudence. DR. MYO KYAW OO MBBS, DPM, DM Psych. March 9-10, 2006 Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston, JAMAICA. Therapeutic Jurisprudence. The New Model To Treat Criminal Addicts. Therapeutic Jurisprudence.

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Therapeutic Jurisprudence

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  1. Therapeutic Jurisprudence DR. MYO KYAW OO MBBS, DPM, DM Psych. March 9-10, 2006 Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston, JAMAICA

  2. Therapeutic Jurisprudence The New Model To Treat Criminal Addicts

  3. Therapeutic Jurisprudence An emerging model that describes application of new justice practices designed to improve human behavior holistically by examining, identifying and addressing the underlying pathologies that drive criminality.

  4. For Criminal Addicts with underlying pathologies that drive criminality

  5. Criminal Addicts committed crimes in order to maintain their drug abuse habit

  6. Incarceration Arrest them Charge them Sentence them WHAT NEXT ? ?

  7. By itself, does little to break the cycle of illegal drug use, abuse and crime; Offenders sentenced to incarceration for substance-related offences exhibit high rates of Recidivism once they are released; Drug Addicts commit more crime when they are addicted. Incarceration

  8. What to expect by Incarceration • We want them drug free • We want them to be non-violent • We want them to be kind and loving • We want them to quit being the bad guy • We want them to quit exploiting us • We want them to have self-worth • We want them to be positive & constructive

  9. What we’ve done hasn’t worked….

  10. The answer :Application of the Principles of Therapeutic Jurisprudence inJustice System in specialty courts like drug court

  11. Drug Court ( Treatment & Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1999Proclamations, Rules & Regualtions2001

  12. To prevent criminal addicts entering prisons by offering alternative choice

  13. Drug Court • First in Caribbean • Established in May & July 2001 • Ministries of Justice & Health • Kingston & Montego Bay • Judicial & Treatment teams • Judicial – RM, Defense Counsel, clerk, probation officer, police

  14. Drug Court • Treatment – Psychiatrist, Counselor, clerk • HWT Court & Maxfield Park Health Centre • Pre-court meetings, Court sessions • Screening for eligibility • Admission to the program • 3 phases for 6 months • Urine testing for COC, THC & MOR

  15. Drug Court • Individual, Group & Family Therapy • Graduation • Monitoring & Relapse Prevention

  16. Drug Court is OUT-PATIENT MODEL

  17. Arrest & eligible Drug Court outpatient program Graduation Probation Relapse prevention Arrest & ineligible Prison Drug Abuse Program Graduation/Release Relapse prevention in community setting Parallel ModelBridging the GAP

  18. Therapeutic Jurisprudence • By recognizing the underlying pathology, Judicial system offers therapeutic justice to reduce recidivism • It provides the most effective control of Drug Addicts Offenders’ criminality • It changes an individual to a positive, constructive and responsible.

  19. Therapeutic Jurisprudence Understanding the principles is very important to offer alternative to break the cycle of drug abuse and re-offending

  20. Insanity is…..Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

  21. THANK YOU MYO KYAW OO Consultant Psychiatrist/Program Manager Drug Court Treatment & Rehabilitation Program Maxfield Park Health Centre MINISTRIES OF HEALTH & JUSTICE

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