The Parklands Diary

                                                                           Image on Freepik M ental health is a topic that ought to have been discussed from the beginning of time however, it’s just of recent times that it has gained popularity. The topic has been linked with substance abuse as well as stresses that are brought about in life including but not limited to the rise in the economy (products or necessities commonly used by people), stresses at school and work, stresses in relationships as well as illnesses. This extensive topic has been tabled by so many organizations including the medical fraternity so as to understand such causes that affect individuals negatively as well as preventive and curative measures to curb its negative effects. The issue o...

Therapeutic Jurisprudence (TJ) is an area of philosophy that stems from mental health law. David B. Wexler posits that it looks at the underappreciated area of the law’s impact on the emotional life and psychological well-being of the people subject to it. Further, it seeks to extrapolate the law's great potential to be a therapeutic agent and facilitate healing. Essentially, therapeutic jurisprudence focuses on the law in terms of legal arrangements and therapeutic outcomes rather than in terms of stringent rules. TJ seeks to explore the fields of psychiatry, psychology, criminology, and social work vis-a-vis how they can, simultaneously and harmoniously, be consistent with the due process framework. The criminal justice system in Kenya is founded on various principles such as retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, and restoration. Retribution, deterrence, and incapacitation are the fundamental elements of the adversarial legal system that we inherited from our ...