Bruce Winick

Who is Bruce Winick?

Bruce J. Winick was the Silvers-Rubenstein Distinguished Professor of Law and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, where he had taught since 1974. He was an internationally known scholar and lecturer in mental health law and in law and psychology. The co-founder of the school of social enquiry known as therapeutic jurisprudence, Winick is Director of the University of Miami School of Law’s recently established Therapeutic Jurisprudence Center. Winick also had a long career as a civil rights lawyer, and had served as an expert witness on a variety of law-related issues. Winick died in 2011 after a long battle with cancer.

Winick had four children: Margot, Graham, Amber and Brendan.

Winick has authored numerous books. These include Civil Commitment: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Model, Judging in a Therapeutic Key: Therapeutic Jurisprudence and the Courts, Protecting Society from Sexually Dangerous Offenders: Law, Justice, and Therapy, Practicing Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Law as a Helping Profession, The Essentials of Florida Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All Disciplines, The Right to Refuse Mental Health Treatment, THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE APPLIED: ESSAYS ON MENTAL HEALTH LAW, LAW IN A THERAPEUTIC KEY: DEVELOPMENTS IN THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE, CONSENT TO VOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION, ESSAYS IN THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE, and Current Issues in Mental Disability Law,. He also has edited or co-edited 13 symposia issues of legal and interdisciplinary journals. In addition, he has authored more than 110 articles in law reviews and interdisciplinary journals.