Restorative Justice and Incarcerated Young Offenders.
by Williams, Brian
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Youth Justice. 4(3):191-203. Recent research on the use of, and attitudes towards, restorative justice practices in Young Offender Institutions, secure training centres and local authority secure units in England and Wales is reviewed. It shows that there is little such...
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Still Children First? Developments in Youth Justice in Wales
by Cross, Noel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Youth Justice Vol.2 No. 3 pp.151-163 This paper examines some emerging evidence in relation to the impact of recent organizational changes in the delivery of youth justice services, and the implementation of National Standards for youth justice, on occupational culture in work...
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Referral Orders: Some Reflections on Policy Transfer and ‘What Works’
by Earle Newburn Tim & Crawford Adam, Rod
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Youth Justice Vol.2 No.3 pp. 141-150 In a recent article in this journal, John Muncie (2002) argued that contemporary youth justice was increasingly influenced by ideas imported from abroad. Most notably, he suggested, the dominant influence consisted of a ‘partial and...
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Promoting Prevention: A Multi-agency Initiative to Prevent Youth Offending Through Consultation in Swansea Schools
by Haines, Kevin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Youth Justice Vol.4 No.2 pp.117-132 The purpose of this article is to set out Swansea’s response to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and related matters, which encompasses an explicitly universal, positive and young person- focused approach to crime prevention. This stands...
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Juvenile Justice: An Introduction, Fifth Edition.
by Whitehead Steven P., John T. & Lab
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing. Fourteen chapters comprise the textbook, which is written for use in an undergraduate survey course on juvenile justice. The first chapter presents an overview of juvenile delinquency, examining its prevalence and contributing factors, while...
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Just Peacemakers: An Introduction to Peace and Justice
by Jegen, Mary Evelyn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) New York/Mahwah, N.J., Paulist Press This book offers a look at justice and peacemakers from a Christian perspective. The first two chapters look at characteristics of Jesus and at our call to discipleship. This the foundation of our action on behalf of justice and peace....
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Evidence- Based Youth Justice? Some Valuable Lessons from an Evaluation for the Youth Justice Board
by Wilcox, Aidan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Youth Justice Vol.3 No.1 pp.22-35 This article explores the reasons behind government support for the evidence-based approach and considers the limitations of this concept. In the criminal justice field the government has made repeated claims that it is using evidence to help...
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Finger Lakes Restorative Justice Center
by Ebenhack, Mary Jeanette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. May 2006 Edition. The Finger Lakes Restorative Justice Center provides restorative justice services to the nine counties of the Genesee/Finger Lakes Region of upstate New York. Dr. Mary Jeanette Ebenhack, co-director, provides this overview of the...
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Foucault’s Law: The Crime and Disorder Act 1998
by Smith, Roger
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Youth Justice Vol.1 No. 2 pp. 17-29 This article draws on the theories of Michael Foucault to develop a particular characterization of the Crime and Disorder Act. 1998. In short, it is argued that Foucault’s historical portrayal of the penal system finds clear and strong...
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Questioning New Labour’s Youth Justice Strategy: A review article
by Jones, Denis W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Youth Justice Vol.1 No3 pp 14-26 The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Part 1 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 enshrine New Labour’s youth justice strategy for England and Wales. Some have claimed that this is just a development of the previous...
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Developing a Strategy to Provide Services and Support Victims of Unsolved, Serious Crimes
by Street, Catherine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Research Report (Phase 2) Canadian Resources Center for Victims of Crime pp.100-141, Ottawa, ON In November 2004, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada and the Policy Centre for Victim Issues provided a research grant to the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of...
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Beyond Zero Tolerance: Restoring Justice in Secondary Schools
by Bazemore, Gordon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 4(2): 123 -147. Overall, results from the case study analysis indicated that the school district has experienced a number of positive outcomes since embracing restorative justice practices, including reductions in suspensions, expulsions, and...
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Following up on Restorative Justice: A Report to the New Zealand Chief District Court Judge
by Shy, Yael L.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Summer Legal Internship Research Project Auckland District Court This report is an informal qualitative assessment of the effects of restorative justice conferences on relevant participants in the months and years following the conference. Although this study was small and not...
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Restorative Justice Dialogue: The impact of Mediation and Conferencing on Juvenile Recidivism
by Bradshaw, William
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Criminal Justice Periodicals 69,2 Restorative justice is an increasingly important alternative approach to responding to criminal offenses (Bazemore & Umbreit, 1995). While the retributive and rehabilitative models focus on the punishment or rehabilitation of the offender,...
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