Table of Contents
- The Family Justice System-What it is, How it works, and an Ideal Unified Family Court Model
I Introduction................................................................................
II What Is a Family Court?................................................................
- The Historical Development................................................
- Current Family Court Structure.............................................
III Who Is Using Family Courts?.........................................................
IV How Are Family Courts Performing?...............................................
V The Ideal: A Unified Family Court..................................................
- Separate Court Structure....................................................
- Comprehensive Subject-Matter Jurisdiction..............................
- Specialized Case Management and Judicial Assignment System.....
- An Array of Services........................................................
- A User-Friendly Court......................................................
VI Conclusion..............................................................................
- The Unified Family Court's Ecological and Therapeutic Capacities-A Crucial Interdisciplinary Paradigm
I Introduction..............................................................................
II The Ecology of Human Development...............................................
III Therapeutic Jurisprudence ...........................................................
IV Putting the Pieces Together to Improve Family Justice........................................................................................
V The Need for More Components .......................................................
VI Conclusion.................................................................................
- Equipping the Family Justice System with the Ethic of Care
I Introduction .............................................................................
II Defining Care and the Ethic of Care................................................
III Historical Background...............................................................
IV The Ethic of Care and the Law.....................................................
V The Ethic of Care versus the Ethic of Justice.....................................
VI Conclusion.............................................................................
- Family Narratives and Caring Justice
I Introduction..............................................................................
II Defining Narrative
- Narrative Law................................................................
- Narrative Practice............................................................
III Narrative and the Law: An Historical Perspective.................................
IV The Importance of Narrative.........................................................
V Narrative Attributes.....................................................................
VI How Narrative Works: Narrative Competence and Narrative Capacities
- Narrative Competence........................................................
- Narrative Capacities
- Empathy....................................................................
- Decision Making..........................................................
- Ethical Awareness.........................................................
V Conclusion..............................................................................
- Applying an Ethic of Care to the Family Justice System: The Transformative Power of Caring and Narrative
I Introduction.......................................................................................
II Envisioning the Family Justice System as a Care Center...................................
III The Role of Narrative in Promoting Care...................................................
IV Is Caring Teachable?.................................................................................................
V Conclusion.....................................................................................
- Portraits of Caring
I Introduction.......................................................................................
II Court Facilities and Aesthetics................................................................
III Specialty Court Programs
- Courts Targeting Young Children..................................................
- Girls Court..............................................................................
- Minors' Court, Reggio Calabria, Italy..............................................
- Aboriginal Children's Court Program, Australia................................
- A Floating Court on the Amazon, Brazil...........................................
IV Court-Supplied Services....................................................................
- Court-Based Childcare Programs...................................................
- Court-Based Family Services........................................................
- Translation Services...................................................................
V Court-Community Connections...............................................................
VI Court Policies
- Training for Judges and Court Personnel...........................................
- Court Procedures.......................................................................
VII Caring Judges
- Judicial Opinions.......................................................................
- Judicial Reflections.....................................................................
VIII Conclusion: Caring Family Courts...........................................................
Index