Transcript Therapeutic Jurisprudence

Therapeutic Jurisprudence
DR. MYO KYAW OO
MBBS, DPM, DM Psych.
March 9-10, 2006
Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston,
JAMAICA
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Therapeutic Jurisprudence
The New Model To Treat
Criminal Addicts
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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.
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For Criminal Addicts with
underlying pathologies that
drive criminality
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Criminal Addicts committed
crimes in order to maintain their
drug abuse habit
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Incarceration
Arrest them
Charge them
Sentence them
WHAT NEXT ? ?
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Incarceration
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.
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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
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What we’ve done hasn’t
worked….
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The answer :
Application of the Principles of
Therapeutic Jurisprudence in
Justice System
in specialty courts like drug
court
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Drug Court ( Treatment &
Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act
1999
Proclamations, Rules &
Regualtions
2001
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To prevent criminal addicts
entering prisons by offering
alternative choice
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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
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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
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Drug Court
Individual, Group & Family Therapy
Graduation
Monitoring & Relapse Prevention
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Drug Court is OUT-PATIENT
MODEL
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DRUG COURT
OUT PATIENT TREATMENT
(OR)
PRISON DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM
PROBATION
(OR)
DRUG COURT OUTPATIENT
ARREST
COMMUNITY MONITORING
RELAPSE PREVENTION
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Parallel Model
Bridging the GAP
Arrest & eligible
Drug Court outpatient
program
Graduation
Probation
Relapse prevention
Arrest & ineligible
Prison Drug Abuse
Program
Graduation/Release
Relapse prevention in
community setting
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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.
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Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Understanding the principles is
very important to offer
alternative to break the cycle
of drug abuse and re-offending
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Insanity is…..
Doing the same thing over and
over and expecting different
results.
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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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