“Justice's Beautiful Face”: Bob Sadoff and the Redemptive Promise of Therapeutic Jurisprudence

Abstract

Therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) provides a framework for psycholegal analysis that has had no difficulty in attracting adherents within the law and a broad range of health-oriented disciplines. Although psychiatry has proven perhaps predictably less willing to embrace TJ, the work of Robert L. Sadoff, M.D. provides a heartening exception. Dr. Sadoff's career stands for many enlightening principles—not least of which is the redemptive promise of TJ.