Bruce J. Winick
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Law, University of Miami School of Medicine
J.D. 1968, New York University School of Law

Telephone: (305) 284-3031

Office: G476

Email: bwinick@law.miami.edu

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Bruce J. Winick is Professor of Law and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL, where he has taught since 1974. He is co-founder of the school of social enquiry known as therapeutic jurisprudence. Winick is the author, co-author, and co-editor of numerous books, including Civil Commitment: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Model (Carolina Academic Press 2005), Judging In A Therapeutic Key: Therapeutic Jurisprudence And The Courts (Carolina Academic Press 2003), Protecting Society From Sexually Dangerous Offenders: Law, Justice And Therapy (American Psychological Association Books 2003), Practicing Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Law As A Helping Profession (Carolina Academic Press 2000), The Essentials Of Florida Mental Health Law (W. W. Norton 2000), The Right To Refuse Mental Health Treatment (American Psychological Association Books 1997), Therapeutic Jurisprudence Applied: Essays On Mental Health Law (Carolina Academic Press 1997), Law In A Therapeutic Key: Developments In Therapeutic Jurisprudence (Carolina Academic Press 1996), and Essays In Therapeutic Jurisprudence (Carolina Academic Press 1991). He also has authored over 100 articles in law reviews and interdisciplinary journals.

Winick is co-editor of the American Psychological Association Books book series, Law and Public Policy: Psychology and the Social Sciences. He is legal advisor and member of the board of editors of Psychology, Public Policy & Law, serves on the editorial board of Law & Human Behavior, and is a reviewer for numerous interdisciplinary law journals. He has served as legal consultant to the American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Consent to Voluntary Hospitalization, and has chaired the Association of American Law Schools Section on Law and Medicine.

Winick has received numerous awards, including University of Miami Provost’s Award for Scholarly Excellence, the Thurgood Marshall Award of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and the Human Rights Award of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Miami, Professor Winick served as New York City’s Director of Court Mental Health Services and as General Counsel of the New York City Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services. He received his law degree from the New York University School of Law.

Professor Winick currently teaches Constitutional Law II, Advanced Criminal Procedure, New Directions in Lawyering: Interviewing, Counseling, and Attorney/Client Relational Skills, and a seminar in Psychology and Law.