Affluenza? Call A Family Therapist!
In light of the controversial outcome of the Ethan Couch trial, would a trained family therapist have made a more effective expert witness than a psychologist? With all its faults, one of the reasons that the American judicial system remains one of the fairest in the world is its treatment of culpability relative to a person’s capacity and ability to act responsibly. Criminal judges have traditionally depended on mental health professionals to determine “sanity,” or whether