• Series Foreword


• Preface


• Hon. Celeste Bremer


• Acknowledgments


• About the Editors


• Contributors


• Section I: Introduction to Stress and Wellbeing in the Legal System


• 1. Stress, Trauma, and Wellbeing in the Legal System: An Overview


• Monica K. Miller and Brian H. Bornstein


• 2. Using the Law to Enhance Wellbeing: Applying Therapeutic Jurisprudence in the Courtroom


• Lorie L. Sicafuse and Brian H. Bornstein


• Section II: Victims, Witnesses, and Other Lay Participants


• 3. Domestic Violence Victims' Experiences in the Legal System


• Lisa Goodman and Deborah Epstein


• 4. The Legal System Experiences of Children, Families, and Professionals Who Work with Them


• Vicky Weisz, Sarah J. Beal, and Twila Wingrove


• 5. Child Witnesses' Experiences of Distress in Criminal Court: Sources, Consequences, and Solutions


• Elizabeth Rush, Jodi A. Quas, and Bradley D. McAuliff


• 6. Civil Plaintiffs, Trauma, and Stress in the Legal System


• Mary White Stewart and Steven M. Wood


• 7. The Experiences of Older Adults in the Legal System


• Edie Greene and Sheri C. Gibson


• Section III: Legal Professionals


• 8. Stress and Cardiovascular Disease in Law Enforcement


• Warren D. Franke and Sandra L. Ramey


• 9. Stressors Experienced by State and Federal Probation Officer


• Risdon N. Slate and W. Wesley Johnson


• 10. A Stressful Profession: The Experience of Attorneys


• Krystia Reed and Brian H. Bornstein


• Section IV: Legal Decision Makers: Judges and Jurors


• 11. The Experience of Jurors: Reducing Stress and Enhancing Satisfaction


• Monica K. Miller and Brian H. Bornstein


• 12. Judicial Stress: A Topic in Need of Research


• Jared Chamberlain and James T. Richardson


• Section V: Conclusions and Future Directions


• 13. Stress, Trauma, and Wellbeing in the Legal System: Where Do We Go from Here?


• Brian H. Bornstein, Gwen Hullman, and Monica K. Miller

Monica Miller, J.D., Ph.D., is Associate Professor with a split appointment between the Criminal Justice Department and the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Miller also an adjunct faculty at the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies and a Faculty Associate for the Women's Studies Program.
Brian H. Bornstein, Ph.D., M.L.S., is Professor of Psychology and Courtesy Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he serves as Associate Director of the Law and Psychology Program. Dr. Bornstein is co-editor of the journal Psychology, Crime & Law.

Stress, Trauma, and Wellbeing in the Legal System presents theory, research, and scholarship from a variety of social scientific disciplines and offers suggestions for those interested in exploring and improving the wellbeing of those who are voluntarily or involuntarily drawn into the legal system.