Comparing the Implementation of Restorative Justice in Various Countries: Purpose, Potential and Caveats
by Lemonne, Anne
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) British Journal of Community Justice. 6(2):43-54. The aim of this contribution is to deal with the purposes, benefits and caveats of comparative studies in the field of restorative justice. This consideration is of first importance since more and more international conferences,...
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June 4, 2015
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June 4, 2015
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Prosecuting the Jena Six
by Alfieri, Anthony V
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Cornell Law Review. 93: 1285-1310. This Essay is divided into four parts. Part I describes the legal and political history of the Jena Six. Part II considers the prosecution of the Jena Six under District Attorney Walters’s colorblind conception of prosecutorial...
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The Road to eace: A Teaching Guide on Local and Global Transitional Justice.
by Farell, Emily
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Minneapolis, MN: The Advocates for Human Rights. The Road to Peace: A Teaching Guide on Local and Global Transitional Justice is a comprehensive teaching guide that introduces students who have a general knowledge of human rights to the concept of transitional justice. Using the...
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The penitent and the penitentiary: questions regarding apologies in criminal law.
by Smith, Nick
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Criminal Justice Ethics. 27(2):2-6. As a philosophy professor with a law degree and some experience in the legal profession, I undertook this research with the ultimate goal of creating a framework for apologetic meaning that would illuminate the role of apologies within the...
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Collaborative Development of a Restorative Justice Template for First Nation Communities Facilitated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba
by De La Ronde, Dennis
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Master of Arts in Leadership and Training, Royal Roads University This research explores the realities of the RCMP initiating the collaborative development of a restorative justice template with a focus on First Nation communities. A multi-method action approach was utilized to...
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Introduction: Problem-Solving Courts.
by Butts, Jeffrey A.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Law and Policy. 23(2):121-124. Problem-solving courts have become a significant feature of the U.S. Justice system, and their popularity appears to be growing internationally with courts under way or in development in countries such as Australia and Great Britain. Drug courts...
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Building a Better Youth Court.
by Acker, James R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Law and Policy. 23(2):197-215. Youth courts are an innovative quasi-legal forum in which adolescents pass judgment on their peers in cases involving relatively minor offenses. These courts hold much promise to benefit offending youth, the youthful volunteers who participate in...
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SaferSanerSchools: Transforming School Cultures with Restorative Practices.
by Mirsky, Laura
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Reclaiming Children and Youth. 12(2): 5-12. High levels of disruptive behaviour, discipline referrals, and suspensions are among the symptoms of schools which have lost the bonds of respect. Educators face major challenges in transforming these school cultures. This article...
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Dreams from the Monster Factory.
by Schwartz, Sunny
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) New York: Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Dreams from the Monster Factory tells the true story of Sunny Schwartz’s extraordinary work in the criminal justice system and how her profound believe in people’s ability to change is transforming the San...
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Restorative Justice in Schools: Learning from Jena High School.
by Suvall, Cara
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. 44(2):547-570. This essay advances the argument that a disciplinary response rooted in restorative justice values is more appropriate for school than the conventional punitive disciplinary approach. The experiences of the students...
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Do Better Do Less: The report of the Commission on English Prisons Today.
by Commission on English Prisons Today., John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) London: Commission on English Prisons Today. The Howard League for Penal Reform. Do Better Do Less: The report of the Commission on English Prisons Today advocates a new approach of penal moderation and a number of fundamental reforms, including: – A significant reduction...
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Proportionality in Sentencing and the Restorative Justice Paradigm: ‘Just Deserts’ for Victims and Defendants Alike?
by Kirchengast, Tyrone
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2009-15 The doctrine of proportionality seeks to limit arbitrary and capricious punishment in order to ensure that offenders are punished according to their ‘just desert’. Proportionality goes some way toward achieving this...
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YOU’LL NEED MORE THAN A VOLTAGE CONVERTER: PLUGGING EUROPEAN WORKPLACE BULLYING LAWS INTO THE AMERICAN JURISPRUDENTIAL OUTLET
by Amanda E. Lueders, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law Section III highlights the ways in which Europe handles bullying within its legal framework, emphasizing the importance of alternative dispute resolution(ADR) in the cultures in which anti-bullying laws have established a...
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