Restorative Justice Does Affect Reconviction: The Ministry of Justice Report into RJ
by Editor, Patricia
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Resolution: News from the Restorative Justice Consortium. 30. This June saw the long awaited publication of the fourth and final report on the Home Office Crime Reduction Programme Restorative Justice Research Projects, focusing on the effect of Restorative Justice on...
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Youth Justice, Social Exclusion and the Demise of Social Justice
by Gray, Patricia
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) The Howard Journal, vol. 6:401-416 A key theme underlying recent changes to youth justice in England and Wales has been responsibilising young offenders by holding them accountable for their offending. While this has led to a focus on offending behaviour and restorative justice...
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Restorative Justice: Reconciliation for a Hurt Generation
by Wright, Fran
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Cambridge: Grove Books Limited. Restorative justice was developed in Australia as a more satisfactory alternative to punitive approach of Western models of justice and punishment. It has had demonstrable benefits in both less formal and more formal contexts. This study shows how...
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What To Do With These Victims?
by Lazaro, Joao
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) British Journal of Community Justice. 6(2):93-97. The discourse of restorative justice recognizes the balance between victims’ and offenders’ needs and right, but in practice many of the existing schemes are mainly geared towards the offenders’ needs. The...
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Love Means Always Having to Say You’re Sorry: Applying the Realities of Therapeutic Jurisprudence to Family Law
by Freeman, Marsha B.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) UCLA Women’s Law Journal: vol. 17:215-241 The article discusses the history and application of therapeutic jurisprudence, particularly in its application to family law, while exploring its caveats and...
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Therapeutic Jurisprudence at the Conference of the International Association of Law & Mental Health in Padua, Italy: Growing Pains: The Integration vs. Specialization Question for Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Other Comprehensive Law Approaches
by Daicoff, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Thomas Jefferson Law Review, vol. 30:551-573 The history and definition of therapeutic jurisprudence and the comprehensive law movement will be briefly discussed, and the current status of training in these movements will be explored. The advantages and disadvantages of...
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A Connecticut Mediator in a Kangaroo Court?: Successfully Communicating the “Authorized Practice of Mediation” Paradigm to “Unauthorized Practice of Law” Disciplinary Bodies
by Young, Paula M.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) South Texas Law Review, vol. 49:1047-1228 This article uses the story of a family mediator who was taken to court over the charge of ‘unauthorized practice of law’ in Connecticut to illustrate the legal challenges of mediation in what the author describes as a...
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The Mediator as Fugu Chef: Preserving Protections Without Poisoning the Process
by Laflin, Maureen E.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) South Texas Law Review, vol. 49:943-986 As the support for mediation in the civil and criminal context continues to expand, the distinction between confidentiality and privilege becomes increasingly critical. For mediation to function effectively, mediation privilege rules must...
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A Prosocial Process
by Basler, Stan L.
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Oklahoma City University Law Review, vol. 33: 237-261 The article posits that the American culture values vindictiveness and anger more than repentance and forgiveness and that a tangible result of such a value system is an increase in the crime...
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Rethinking Juvenlie Justice: Catholic Social Thought as a Vehicle for Reform
by Pillari, Timothy J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, vol. 22: 167-191 The article explores the multi-faceted issue of juvenile offenders and how they ought to be treated by tracing multiple historical modes of thought about their presence in the American criminal system. The...
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Restoring the Victim and the Community: A Look at the Tribal Response to Sexual Violence Committed by Non-Indians in Indian Country through Non-Criminal Approaches
by Halldin, Amber
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) North Dakota Law Review, vol. 84:1-21 This article will examine how tribes respond to non-Indians that commit sexual violence against Native people in Indian country. Jurisdictional issues create particular problems for tribes to remedy the violence committed in their...
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The Bhopal Disaster Approaches 25: Looking Back to Look Forward: Thinking About Justice “Outside of the Box:” Could Restorative Justice Practices Create Justice for Victims of International Disasters?
by Cooper, Davalene
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) New England Law Review, vol. 42:693-700 Using the Union Carbide plant disaster in Bhopal, India, the author suggests how restorative justice practices, particularly the truth commission, could be implemented in events of corporate negligence and...
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The Bhopal Disaster Approaches 25: Looking Back to Look Forward: Foreword
by Lustig, Eric A.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) New England Law Review, vol. 42:671-678 A discussion of the complexities of reparation in cases of corporate abuse and negligence, particularly illustrated by an event in Bhopal, India, when a Union Carbide plant exploded and severely impacted the slums...
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Safety with Dignity: Alternatives to the Over-Policing of Schools.
by Ofer, Udi
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) New York: New York Civil Liberties Union. Safety with Dignity: Alternatives to the Over-Policing of Schools examines six New York City public schools that are successfully maintaining safety while simultaneously promoting a nurturing school environment. This report explores the...
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The Victims of Victim Participation in International Criminal Proceedings
by Trumbull IV, Charles P.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Michigan Journal of International Law, vol. 29:777-826 The article argues against victim participation in international criminal courts. It posits that victim participation does not provide any substantial benefit to them and it causes great cost to other groups of victims,...
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