Lay Participation in the Netherlands Criminal Law System
by Malsch, Marijke
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Presented at the 17th International Conference for the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, The Hague, Netherlands. While highly professional by nature, the Dutch criminal justice system seeks methods to bridge the gap with the ‘community’, or more...
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International Justice, Accountability and Reconciliation: Diminishing Impunity in International Law
by Hustins, Nancy-Louise E.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Presented at the 18th International Conference for the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, Montreal, Canada. This paper will consider the definition of impunity, the context of transitional justice and the emerging norm in international law that requires...
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Judges as Mediators in Criminal Matters: The Canadian Experience
by Robert, J.J. Michel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Presented at the 20th International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law Conference, Brisbane, Australia. The story begins with the implementation of one of the first systems of civil and commercial mediation ever developed in the modern judicial world at the level of the top...
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Youth Justice and the Protection of Children and Youth
by Boyd, Colin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Presented at the 18th International Conference for the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, Montreal, Canada. This report outlines what programs Scotland has set up for juvenile justice, particularly explaining and evaluating their Children’s Hearing...
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The Increased Use of Reconciliation in Criminal Cases in Central Asia: A Sign of Reform or Cause for Concern?
by Alkon, Cynthia
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Presented at the 19th International Conference for the International Society Reform of Criminal Law, Edinburgh, Scotland. This statement sums up the challenges facing any discussion about mediation or reconciliation of criminal cases in Central Asia. First there is a very...
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Doing Justice to Prisoners: What Does It Mean?
by Rosevear, Wendell
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Presented at the 20th International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law Conference, Brisbane, Australia. The author lists conflicting cultural attitudes about how to treat prisoners. Ultimately, he distills it to a policy of revenge versus a policy of rehabilitation. The...
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Prisoner Rehabilitation:The Role of the Custodial Institution
by Rockett, Frank
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Presented at the 20th International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law Conference, Brisbane, Australia. Over the past decade the Queensland Department of Corrective Services has successfully become a leader in the provision of safe and secure containment through the...
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Diversion and Rehabilitation: A New Approach to Youth Justice
by Sheehan, Rachel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Presented at the 22nd International Conference of the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, Dublin Castle, Ireland. This report briefly sketches the two main approaches to juvenile justice: one based on corrective punishment and one based on rehabilitative...
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Justice For All – Victims, Defendants, Prisoners and the Community: Victims Rights and the Role of the Prosecutor
by Refshauge, Richard
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Submitted to the Reform of Criminal Law Conference in Brisbane, Australia. The article discusses historical attitudes towards victims of crimes and what their legal rights are considered to be, focusing primarily on the legal history of Australia. The author goes on to direct...
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The Virginia Declaration: A Call For a Way Forward to a New Liberia through Reconciliation and Justice
by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Liberia, Kelly
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) released at the National Conference on Reconciliation held in Virginia, Liberia. A document set forth during the Liberian National Truth and Reconciliation process declaring the real and present qualities of the tragedies that the country has endured during its recent times of...
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Face-to-Face Justice: Why Restorative Justice Programs are Thriving in Missouri
by Wiese, Kelly
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Missouri Lawyers Weekly The article reports on the progress of restorative justice programs in Missouri, most of which deal with juvenile offenders, and the success they have had in reducing recidivism...
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Restorative justice: Victims’ Needs and Rights: Experience of Building Up Mediation Services in the UK
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Presentation to Regional Forum on ‘Implementing Alternative Measures in Penal Cases: introducing and sharing experiences on restorative justice and victim-offender mediation application for juveniles and beyond’, organized in Tirana by the Albanian Ministry of...
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Missing Parents
by Huntington, Clare
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Family Law Quarterly, vol. 42: 131-145 The article centers on the interplay between the state and the parent in child welfare cases, positing that the relationship between the two is generally adversarial because of mismanagement on the state’s part. It goes on to develop...
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Changes in Sentencing Policy: Sentencing Policy Changes in Response to Residential Burglary Offenders
by Graves, Maria
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Portland State University Capstone Forum With overtaxed correctional facilities, both in terms of budgets and space, and the prevalence of residential burglary in the United States alternatives to traditional sentences must be considered. Restorative justice practices can not...
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Cameras, Microphones and Pens
by Jaffer, Zubeida
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Institute for Justice and Reconciliation: Cape Town. This publication is a report about the personal and professional trials endured by the reporters who were covering the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s hearings. It includes academic criticism of the...
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