A tool for measuring therapeutic jurisprudence values during empirical research

Area of Science:

• Law and Psychology
• Legal Studies
• Social Sciences

Background:

• Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) examines the law's impact on emotional and psychological well-being.
• Growing TJ scholarship necessitates validated empirical evaluation tools.
• Existing TJ research lacks specific measurement scales for judicial practice.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and validate a measurement tool for judicial officers' therapeutic quality in problem-solving courts.
• To address the need for empirical evaluation within Therapeutic Jurisprudence.
• To contribute an original methodological tool to the TJ research community.

Main Methods:

• Statistical validation of measurement scales using Principal Component Analysis.
• Cronbach's Alpha reliability testing.
• Empirical data collection from a problem-solving court in England.

Main Results:

• A statistically validated tool for measuring judicial officers' behavioral and interactional styles was developed.
• The study demonstrated the reliability and validity of the measurement scales.
• The findings support the empirical evaluation of Therapeutic Jurisprudence in practice.

Conclusions:

• The validated tool offers a novel contribution to Therapeutic Jurisprudence methodology.
• This empirical approach can enhance the application and evaluation of law.
• The tool empowers practitioners to assess and improve emotionally intelligent legal strategies.