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Book Review: Essays in Therapeutic Jurisprudence

The words "therapeutic jurisprudence" roll uneasily off the tongue. When few hazards of modern society are as dreaded as litigation, terms that connote the healing process and the legal process seem, when juxtaposed, to clash. At first sight, "therapeutic jurisprudence" bears an uncanny resemblance to "cruel kindness," the classic dictionary example of an oxymoron. What legal stepchild have David Wexler, professor of law and professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, and Bruce Winick, professor of law at the University of Miami, created in their collaborative work, Essays in Therapeutic Jurisprudence? This is the authors' explanation of their central concept: