Applying the law therapeutically

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Acesso em: 10 nov. 2009.

Therapeutic jurisprudence is the study of the law as a therapeutic agent. Although much of therapeutic jurisprudence
focuses on possible changes to the law, one important interdisciplinary dimension of the endeavor involves the
therapeutic application of existing law. Examples are provided of therapeutic application of existing law, and this
exercise is proposed as a promising path for applied psychology.