“The governance of safety in France: Is there anybody in charge?”
by De Maillard, Jaques
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Theoretical Criminology. 9(3):325-343. France has been affected by various changes concerning safety policies during the last two decades, especially at the local level. Several features can be noticed: territorialization, the link between prevention and repression; and...
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“Developing humane criminal justice systems in democratic societies: An update from Hungary”
by Gönczöl, Katalin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Probation Journal. 52(2):181-186. This article examines the changes and development of penal policy and community sentencing in Hungary. As a new criminal justice system emerges, including the recently reformed probation service in Hungary, this article argues that democratic...
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“Future Research on Gender Symmetry in Physical Assaults on Partners”
by Straus, Murray A.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Violence Against Women. 12(11):1086-1097. In the light of evidence from about 200 studies showing gender symmetry in perpetration of partner assault, research can now focus on why gender symmetry is predominant and on the implications of symmetry for primary prevention and...
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“The future of rehabilitation: What role for the probation service?”
by Robinson, Gwen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Probation Journal. 53(4):334-346. In this article, the authors draw on arguments developed in their recent book Rehabilitation, Crime and Justice (Raynor and Robinson, 2005) to discuss the aftermath of the ‘What Works’ initiative and the future of rehabilitation....
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“From Truth to Reconciliation?”
by SMITH, Dan
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Security Dialogue. 28: 113-114. This article describes part of the history of a white South African named Mark Behr, his literary achievements and his confession of working for the apartheid security force. In outlining the response to Behr’s confession, the author asks...
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“From Law To Popular Justice: Beyond Antinomialism”
by Norrie, Alan
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Social & Legal Studies. 5(3):383-404. This article is prompted by what I see as a long-standing failure to provide an adequate conceptualization of popular justice in the sociology of law. Boaventura de Sousa Santos has written of community (or popular) justice, alongside...
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Training in Restorative Justice: Enhancing Collaboration with Public School Educators..
by Osborn, David A
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Relational Child and Youth Care Practice. In this article I explore the use of training in restorative practices as a means of developing educators’ collaborative abilities. The research in this article is based on the development and implementation of two restorative...
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The position of victims in Serbia: criminal procedure and possibilities of restorative justice.
by Nikolic-Ristanovic, Vesna
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. In the paper, the authors deal with the victim’s position in the criminal procedure, on the one hand side, and the possibilities of implementing restorative justice and its importance for the improvement of victim’s position in Serbia,...
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Statutory Instrument. The Community Service Regulations.
by Minister of Internal Affairs, Helen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Ministry of Internal Affairs. Statutory instrument regulating the use of community service orders in...
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“The Extent and Nature of Work with Adolescents Who Have Sexual Behaviour”
by Masson, Helen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Youth Justice. 4(3):160-177. This article describes a survey of Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) in England and Wales, conducted during 2002–2003, which explored the extent and nature of YOT responses to adolescents who are exhibiting sexually problematic behaviour. The...
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“Extending the Police Role: Implications of Police Mediation as a Problem-Solving Tool”
by Buerger, Michael E.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Police Quarterly. 2(2):125-149. This article discusses ramifications of role shifts that occur when police officers with tra ditional law enforce ment expectations are placed in community policing assign ments. Shifting from a control perspective to a partnership role often...
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“Youth Violence: An Exploratory Study of a Treatment Program in a Central Illinois County”
by Kethineni, Seesha
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 48(6):697-720. A local treatment provider has developed an OPTIONS program to prevent adolescent aggression. The program is designed for youths who displayed threatening or abusive behaviors, particularly...
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“An Exploratory Analysis of Victim Precipitation Among Men and Women Arrested for Intimate Partner Violence “
by Muftic, Lisa R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Feminist Criminology. 2(4):327-346. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex social problem that has produced a wide variety of explanations. However, few studies have explored what, if any, role victim precipitation plays in IPV. Victim precipitation is generally defined as...
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“Examining Delinquent Nongang Members and Delinquent Gang Members: A Comparison of Juvenile”
by Schram, Pamela J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 3(2):99-115. This study examines differences between juvenile gang and nongang members participating in a juvenile probation program designed to identify and intervene with youth considered to be high risk for subsequent criminal and...
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“Evaluation of a Police and Social Services Domestic Violence Program: Empirical Evidence Needed to Inform Public Health Policies”
by Hovell, Melbourne F.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Violence Against Women. 12(2):137-159. The Family Violence Response Team (FVRT) responded to police calls for domestic violence and provided services to victims. Police records were followed for (a) 327 FVRT clients with an index police visit in 1998 and (b) 498 nonconcurrent...
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