Criminal Alternative Dispute Resolution: Restoring Justice, Respecting Responsibility, and Renewing Public Norms .
by Grace, Maggie T.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Vermont Law Review, Vol. 34, April 2010. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1524762 This Article explores theoretical concerns underlying contemporary appeals to Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) in the criminal justice system. Analyzing literature on...
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Toward a culturally competent restorative justice practice framework: a focus on Asian Americans.
by Choi, Jung Jin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services. 90(4):399-406. This article examines adaptations to the restorative justice framework that need to be made to work more effectively with the Asian-American population. Restorative justice programs have been...
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The dark side of paradise: Explaining New Zealand’s history of high imprisonment.
by Pratt, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) British Journal of Criminology. 46:541-560. This paper examines and explains the way in which cultural factors specific to New Zealand have contributed to this country’s historically high rate of imprisonment; certainly, when compared to the two jurisdictions it has most...
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Governing through anti-social behaviour. Regulatory challenges to criminal justice.
by Crawford, Adam
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) British Journal of Criminology. doi:10.1093/bjc/azp041 The ‘ anti-social behaviour ’ agenda in Britain and the introduction of diverse new powers and regulatory tools represent a major challenge to traditional conceptions of criminal justice. This article argues...
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Gender equality, development, and transitional justice: The case of Nepal.
by Aguirre, Daniel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) The International Journal of Transitional Justice. 2:356–377. The strong links between transitional justice, development and gender equality have been overlooked and underdeveloped in both theory and practice. Transitions are rare periods of rupture that offer...
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Elaboración de un cuestionario para valorar la satisfacción de los usuarios de un programa de mediación penal (CSM-P).
by Manzano Blanquez, Juan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Psichothema. 20(3):474-480. El objetivo de este trabajo es la elaboración de un instrumento para valorar la satisfacción de los usuarios de un programa de mediación penal (VOM), válido para vÃÂctimas y agresores. Aplicado a una muestra de 213 sujetos, seleccionados...
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De la mediación del conflicto escolar a la construcción de comunidades justas.
by Delgado-Salazar, Ricardo
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Universitas Psychologica. 7(3):673-690. El presente artÃÂculo pretende ofrecer un marco de comprensión sobre los aspectos relevantes adelantados por tres instituciones educativas que han logrado construir una trayectoria innovadora y significativa en el ámbito de la...
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Conditional release programs for civilly committed sex offenders.
by Arkowitz, Steve
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) The Journal of Psychiatry and Law. 36:485-511. Data relating to the community-based placement of post civilly committed sex offenders throughout the United States has been gathered through surveys, interviews, and through the personal observations and experiences of those...
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Alternative sentencing in a small Commonwealth jurisdiction: panacea or placebo?
by Commonwealth Secretariat, Anand
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Commonwealth Law Bulletin. 34(2):383-416. This paper aims to illustrate the types of alternative sentences/disposal options to be found in small Commonwealth jurisdictions, those most commonly employed, and some of the resource implications of their use. The paper concludes by...
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A case study of comprehensive schoolwide improvement at a high needs elementary school.
by Ashworth, Jane Ann
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Education. Division of Educational Administration Adult and Higher Education Program. The University of South Dakota. A qualitative case study method was used to examine one elementary Title 1 school’s experiences in implementing a...
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Drug court: Breaking the black magic spell of drug addiction for women. A qualitative study.
by Bates, Terry Jane
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Dissertation submited to the faculty of the Univeristy of Utak for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. This phenomenological study explores the lived experiences of 26 female substance-related felony offenders in Salt Lake County Felony Drug Court, Salt Lake City, Utah. Each of...
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Multidimensional Restorative Justice for Everyone: Romanian developments.
by Balahur, Doina
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online. Washington, DC: PRison Fellowship International. At a first level, the aim of the comparative analysis is to allow the identification of the diversity of models, practices, programmes, juridical-normative framework, of the restorative justice...
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Community policing: A critical examination of the rhetorical extolment of community policing as a new orthodoxy in law enforcement.
by Anil, Anand
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Major paper for LLM at Osgoode Hall Law School. The development of collaborative policing strategies, from traditional ‘problem-oriented’ policing is similar, in principle, to the evolution of restorative justice from retributive justice — a change from public...
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Restorative justice for Niger Delta.
by Bisong, Kekong
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Antwerpen: Maklu. This book seeks to complement the available conflict resolution mechanisms for a stable Niger Delta region. It examines restorative justice as an emerging conflict prevention, management and resolution mechanism that could be of benefit to the Niger Delta...
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William Godwin’s moral education theory of punishment: Is it a restorative approach to justice?
by Ashton Smith, Polly
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Justice Reflections. Issue 20(148). This article focuses on a significant historical foundation for the contemporary restorative justice perspective on punishment and corrections. William Godwin’s views, which are characterised here as a version of the moral education...
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