Security, Without Care: Challenges for Restorative Values in Prison.
by Elliott, Elizabeth
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Contemporary Justice Review. 10(2):193-208. This article examines some conceptual issues that arise when we consider the implications of introducing restorative justice in prison. Using the definition of ‘security’ as ‘without care,’ the analysis focuses...
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Circles of Support and Accountability: A Community Justice Initiative for the Reintegration of High Risk Sex Offenders.
by Petrunik, Michael G
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Contemporary Justice Review. 10(2): 153-171. This article is an examination of the Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) initiative in Canada as a community response to the release of high-risk, warrant-expired sex offenders. In this paper, we examine the socio-political...
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The “Independent Variable” in Restorative Justice: Theory-Based Standards for Evaluating the Impact and Integrity of Victim Sensitive Process (Part II).
by Bazemore, Gordon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Victims & Offenders. 2(4):351-373. For almost two decades restorative justice practices have demonstrated positive impacts on crime victim satisfaction when compared to court and other adversarial processes. Although these practices have by no means addressed the myriad...
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Law reform: Therapeutic jurisprudence, restorative justice and the law
by Douglas, Kathy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Alternative Law Journal. 32(2):63-126. The Neighbourhood Justice Centre in Victoria is a recent court initiative that incorporates the philosophies of therapeutic jurisprudence and restorative justice. The court is multi-disciplinary in personnel and multi-jurisdictional,...
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Restorative Justice Practice: An Examination of Program Completion and Recidivism.
by Rodriguez, Nancy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Journal of Criminal Justice. 35(3):337-347. Using individual and community data, this study examined how offense type and poverty level influenced program completion and recidivism among juveniles who participated in a restorative justice program, as well as the relationship...
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Face to face with violence and its effects: Restorative justice practice at work.
by Newell, Tim
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Probation Journal. 54(3): 227-238. Restorative justice is developing organically within the criminal justice system and although initially considered most applicable to young offenders and with less serious offences, there is increasing evidence that it is with more serious...
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But What Does It Mean? Seeking Definitional Clarity in Restorative Justice.
by Doolin, Katherine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Journal of Criminal Law. 71(5):427-440. This article examines, considers the effects of, and proposes resolutions to a number of significant tensions arising from the way the fundamental concepts of restorative justice are defined and used. The article uses as a framework two...
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Dovetailing Justice into an Existing Framework of Needs
by Taylor, Anthony J. W.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Anthony J. W. Taylor, ed., Justice as a Basic Human Need. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Pp. 177-199. “Having made an appeal in the present book for justice in all its forms to be recognised as essential for the all-around enjoyment of a civilised existence, it...
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The International Bill of Rights and Human Nature
by Ladley, Andrew
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Anthony J. W. Taylor, ed., Justice as a Basic Human Need. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Pp. 159-175. “This chapter is exploratory and argumentative, because it asks what the striving to establish an International Bill of Human Rights tells us about ourselves...
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Justice, Torture and Restoration
by Burns, Paul
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Anthony J. W. Taylor, ed., Justice as a Basic Human Need. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Pp. 135-157. “The continuing and widespread use of torture by governments and agencies is a matter of growing clinical, humanitarian, political, and social concern. The...
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On Common Grounds: Justice, Human Rights and Survival
by Sluka, Jeffrey
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Anthony J. W. Taylor, ed., Justice as a Basic Human Need. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Pp. 113-133. “This chapter considers social justice as a cultural universal and fundamental necessity for human survival. It argues that cross-culturally, justice and human...
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Mental Health Consumers, Social Justice and the Historical Antecedents of Oppression
by Orovwuje, Palmer Reg
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Anthony J. W. Taylor, ed., Justice as a Basic Human Need. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Pp. 95-111. “People suffering from mental disability and mental illness are among the most disadvantaged groups in society. They suffer severe personal and distress, and...
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Justice: Social-Psychological Perspectives
by Fischer, Ronald
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Anthony J. W. Taylor, ed., Justice as a Basic Human Need. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Pp. 85-93. “The aim of the current chapter is to share eight fundamental insights that have been gleaned from over fifty years of social psychological theorizing and...
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Meeting Human Needs: The Potential of Restorative Justice
by Maxwell, Gabrielle
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Anthony J. W. Taylor, ed., Justice as a Basic Human Need. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Pp. 71-84. “The conventional criminal justice system can be criticized for its failure to respond to offending in ways that meet human needs for identity and self-esteem,...
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Therapeutic Jurisprudence
by Wexler, David B.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) In Anthony J. W. Taylor, ed., Justice as a Basic Human Need. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Pp. 61-69. “The emergence of therapeutic jurisprudence from the conventional practice of law is catching on in many jurisdictions, because it restructures the judicial...
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