#15 Supporting a Person-Centered Justice System ( Part 1 of 2)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Judge Suzanne Chanti & Judge Nan Waller, Circuit Courts Judges and Co-chairs of the Chief Justice’s Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (BHAC) discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The definition of procedural justice, which is also known as procedural fairness;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The importance of slowing down and using plain language, listening, and involving people in the court process;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How this folds into trauma informed processes;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The importance of the judicial system being aware of and suppressing their personal biases and values;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cultural Competency; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mindfully incorporating procedural fairness into the courtroom and throughout the courthouse;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reaching out on a human level; and</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vicarious trauma in the courtroom.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the intersection between criminal justice and behavioral health in Oregon, please reach out to us through our website at</span> <a href="http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and Facebook page at</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We’d love to hear from you.</span></p>