Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction to stress and wellbeing in the legal system -- Stress, trauma, and wellbeing in the legal system : an overview / Monica K. Miller and Brian H. Bornstein -- Using the law to enhance wellbeing : applying therapeutic jurisprudence in the courtroom / Lorie L. Sicafuse and Brian H. Bornstein -- Victims, witnesses, and other lay participants -- Domestic violence victims' experiences in the legal system / Lisa Goodman and Deborah Epstein -- The legal system experiences of children, families, and professionals who work with them / Vicky Weisz, Sarah J. Beal, and Twila Wingrove -- Child witnesses' experiences of distress in criminal court : sources, consequences, and solutions / Elizabeth Rush, Jodi A. Quas, and Bradley D. McAuliff -- Civil plaintiffs, trauma, and stress in the legal system / Mary White Stewart and Steven M. Wood -- The experiences of older adults in the legal system / Edie Greene and Sheri C. Gibson -- Legal professionals -- Stress and cardiovascular disease in law enforcement / Warren D. Franke and Sandra L. Ramey -- Stressors experienced by state and federal probation officer / Risdon N. Slate and W. Wesley Johnson -- A stressful profession : the experience of attorneys / Krystia Reed and Brian H. Bornstein -- Legal decision makers : judges and jurors -- The experience of jurors : reducing stress and enhancing satisfaction / Monica K. Miller and Brian H. Bornstein -- Judicial stress : a topic in need of research / Jared Chamberlain and James T. Richardson -- Conclusions and future directions -- Stress, trauma, and wellbeing in the legal system : where do we go from here? / Brian H. Bornstein, Gwen Hullman, and Monica K. Miller.