“Victim-Offender Mediation: What Social & Political Factors Will Affect its Development?”
by Joseph, Katherine L.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. 11(1):207-225. Victim-offender mediation is a viable alternative to the traditional criminal justice system in the United States. In the appropriate setting it provides benefits for the victim, the offender, the judicial system, and the...
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Beyond the Holding Tank, or Reforming Prison – One Bumper Sticker at a Time
by Robinson, Bonnie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Report on the 2006 COnference — ‘Beyond Retribution.’ Aukland, NZ: Prison Fellowship New Zealand. pp. 23-27. I won’t try to educate you by going over the content of our report. I want rather, to focus on our recommendations. How can we, how do we...
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Corrections: Straight Thinking is not Enough – it’s Time to Think Laterally
by O’Conner, Hon Damien
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Report on the 2006 COnference — ‘Beyond Retribution.’ Aukland, NZ: Prison Fellowship New Zealand. pp. 29-33. e Labour government has a vision for New Zealand. It is about all New Zealanders having the support and choices they need to be able to fulfil...
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Confrence Overview.
by Workman, Kim
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Report on the 2006 COnference — ‘Beyond Retribution.’ Aukland, NZ: Prison Fellowship New Zealand. pp.5-13. Regardless of political or ideological persuasion, those who came seemed to be of one mind – that criminal justice and penal reform was...
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“Policing and Regulation: What is the Difference?”
by Gill, Peter
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Social & Legal Studies. 11(4), 523–546. The literatures regarding policing and regulation are largely separate, reflecting the common assumption that there is some essential distinction between the activities. The relevance of the decline in state sovereignty and...
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“The Politicization of Youth Crime in Scotland and the Rise of the ‘Burberry Court’”
by Piacentini, Laura
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Youth Justice. Vol 6(1): 43–59 In 2003, the youth justice system in Scotland entered a new phase with the introduction of a pilot youth court. The processing of persistent 16 and 17 year old (and serious 15 year olds) represented a stark deviation from a ‘child...
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Introduction
by Elliot, Ian
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Report on the 2006 COnference — ‘Beyond Retribution.’ Aukland, NZ: Prison Fellowship New Zealand. pp. 3. About 280 politicians, members of the judiciary, academics, policy advisors, community representatives, senior public servants, gang members, and...
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Video Review: Resolving Conflict Creatively.
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. May 2007 Edition. Resolving Conflict Creatively is a four video set designed to be used as a conflict resolution training tool for different...
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Preface
by Reeves, Rt Revd Sir Paul
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In, Report on the 2006 COnference — ‘Beyond Retribution.’ Aukland, NZ: Prison Fellowship New Zealand. pp. 1. e Prison Fellowship Conference, “Beyond Retribution – Advancing the Law and Order Debate†was an appeal for a more enlightened...
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“Penance, Punishment and the Limits of Community”
by Duff, R.A.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Punishment & Society. 5(3): 295–312 The thought that religious ideas could have any place in a normative theory of criminal punishment will be anathema to many liberals. I argue, however, that we can understand criminal punishment as a species of secular penance, as...
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“Penal populism in New Zealand”
by Pratt, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Punishment & Society. 7(3): 303–322 This article examines the growth, influence and limits of penal populism in New Zealand. In this country, it argues, there were four crucial factors associated with this: disenchantment with the existing democratic process; the...
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REVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS AND PURPOSES OF REFORMATORY SCHOOLS IN MALAWI
by DEGABRIELE, Dorothy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) UNICEF The aim of this study is to review the purposes and functions of the two reformatory institutions. The terms of reference were to assess the present situation of the institutions, to assess what support or resistance to change actually exists in the country, and to make...
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“Youth Offending Teams, Partnerships And Work With Victims Of Crime”
by Williams, Brian
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Probation Journal. 48: 188-194. Brian Williams discusses the challenges presented by the range of new court orders including work with victims of crime, highlighting the impact of complex legislation and inter-agency conflicts on the pace at which vitcim work has...
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Report on Child Justice in Zambia with reference to UNICEF supported projects.
by Muntingh, Lukas
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) UNICEF Lusaka. This study was commissioned by UNICEF as a follow-up to the Situational Analysis of Child Justice in Zambia undertaken by the same researcher in 2000. The terms of reference required two broad areas of delivery. The first is a context description of Zambian child...
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Introduction of the Restorative justice concept and Victim-offender mediation practice in Serbia and Montenegro within the “Children’s Chance for Change†project – A juvenile justice reform initiative in Serbia and Montenegro.
by Marinovic, Tijana
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) UNICEF Belgrade. UNICEF global efforts in the area of juvenile justice are directed towards the reduced incarceration of juveniles and the development of policies and practices that encourage the use of alternative measures to deprivation of liberty. Together with governmental...
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