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Restoration and Alternative Solution of Conflicts

Lemonne, Anne
June 4, 2015

Source: (2001) In, Gitte Hoyer, Lene Ravn and Annika Snare, eds, Kriminalistisk Arbog 2000, pp. 107-122.

This article focuses on the backgrounds of and arguments presented by both the maximalist model and the community empowerment models, within the restorative justice movement. The maximalist model, discussed using the United States’ death row as an example, includes programs designed to establish mediation between offenders and their victims in a prison setting. The community empowerment model demonstrates a shift away from empowering the criminal justice system towards empowering local communities in order to manage conflict resolution. Illustrated by discussing the Norwegian community mediation boards, this article addresses the ways that the divergent models of community empowerment and maximalism coexist within the restorative justice movement.

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