“Countering catastrophic criminology: Reform, punishment and the modern liberal compromise”
by Hutchinson, Steven
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Punishment and Society. 8(4):443-467. This article argues that accounts that envisage rupture in penality tend to overplay the coherence of ‘modern’ punishment and underplay the inconsistency of current developments. It suggests that this problem stems in large part...
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“Corrections and Sentencing in the 21st Century: Evidence-Based Corrections and Sentencing”
by MacKenzie, Doris Layton
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) The Prison Journal. 81(3):29-312. The newly formed Division on Corrections and Sentencing of the American Society of Criminology held a roundtable at its 2000 annual meeting. In the roundtable, titled “Corrections and Sentencing in the 21st Century,†prominent...
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Philosophical Ideas of Confucius and Values of Restorative Justice.
by Liu, Jianhong
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. Scholars generally believe that there must be a strong consistency between the principles of modern restorative justice and ancient Chinese Confucian Philosophical ideas. John Braithwaite once wrote “Confucius is the most important philosopher...
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Defining Conflict Transformation.
by Lederach, John Paul
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Restorative Justice Online. Reprinted from The Little Book of Conflict Transformation. In this article, Lederach provides a definition for conflict...
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“Self-sufficient Arguments in Political Rhetoric: Constructing Reconciliation and Apologizing to the Stolen Generations”
by AUGOUSTINOS, MARTHA
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Discourse & Society. 13(1):105-142. This article focuses on the rhetorical and argumentative organization of a major political address by the Prime Minister of Australia on the topics of reconciliation and apologizing to the Stolen Generations of Indigenous peoples. The...
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“Policy Transfers and ‘What Works’: Some Reflections on Comparative You Justice”
by Muncie, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Youth Justice. 1(3): 27-35. This article explores the implications for youth justice in England and Wales of borrowing other states’ penal initiatives in the pursuit of a pragmatic ‘what works’ agenda in crime prevention and reducing re-offending. It is...
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Community Justice Centers in Armenia.
by Berrian, Renee
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. June 2007 Edition. In 2006, two Community Justice Centers opened in Armenia to provide restorative justice services to first-time young offenders. They were developed by an NGO, Project Harmony, and Armenian law enforcement professionals and...
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“Community Values And Community Justice”
by Nellis, Mike
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Probation Journal. 48:34-38. Mike Nellis considers the future moral outlook of the Probation Service and suggests that the notions of ’community safety’ and ’community justice’ should be central values around which to build a just future...
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“Community service in Austria: Main results of a feasibility study”
by Grafl, Christian
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Probation Journal, 54(2):251-262. This article discusses the main results of a study on community service as a diversionary measure in Austria. The study was carried out in 2003 at four regional court districts and includes analysis of quantitative data as well as evaluation of...
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“Community in German Criminal Justice: a Significant Absence ?”
by Lacey, Nicola
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Social & Legal Studies. 7(1):7-25. The article is prompted by an apparent paradox. In Germany, working relations between state criminal justice agencies and non-state institutions within a locality are often extremely close, relying upon networks of communication and a...
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“Pre-Arrest Diversion: The Night Prosecutor’s Program in Columbus, Ohio”
by Palmer. John W., Dytan
June 4, 2015
Source: (1975) Crime & Delinquency. 21: 100-108. Since 1972 the Columbus (Ohio) Night, Prosecutor’s Program, recently designated as an “Exemplary Project” by LEAA, has diverted thousands of criminal cases out of the formal criminal justice system. Instead of application...
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“Project Confirm: An Outcome Evaluation of a Program for Children in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems”
by Conger, Dytan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 4(1):97-115. When a foster care youth has been arrested, several child-serving agencies are required to communicate effectively to ensure that a responsible guardian is present to take custody. Exploratory research suggests that, in some...
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“Changing Youth Justice”
by Pitts, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Youth Justice. 3:5-20. This article contends that the depoliticisation of its knowledge base, and greater openness to alternative perspectives on the part of policy makers, could only benefit the development of the youth justice system in England and Wales. It argues that an...
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“Canadian Aboriginal Healing Lodges: A Model For The United States?”
by Nielsen, Marianne O.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) The Prison Journal.83(1): 67-98. Native Americans are over-represented as incarcerated offenders, yet there are few effective programs available to them. Prisoners of Aboriginal ancestry are also overrepresented in the Canadian correctional system. A number of culturally...
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“Can Mediation Cut Reoffending?”
by Wynne, Jane
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Probation Journal. 45:21-26. Jane Wynne, Co-ordinator of the Leeds Victim/Offender Unit, and Dr. Imogen Brown, Research and Information Manager in the West Yorkshire Probation Service, describe the work of a mediation scheme in Leeds. According to a series of reconviction...
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