The implementation of restorative approaches in a secure child care centre.
by Staines, Jo
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Restorative Justice: An International Journal. 1(3):362-388. This paper reflects on a small-scale evaluation of the introduction of restorative approaches within an English secure child care centre. It draws on interviews with young people and staff, a staff questionnaire survey...
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Victim-offender mediation participants’ opinions on the restorative justice values of confidentiality, impartiality and voluntariness.
by De Mesmaecker, Vicky
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Restorative Justice: An International Journal. 1(3):334-361. In academic discourse as well as in international legislation on restorative justice, three principles are commonly regarded as indispensable to high-quality restorative practices such as victim-offender mediation,...
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A window on relationships: reflecting critically on a current restorative justice theory.
by Vaandering, Dorothy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Restorative Justice: An International Journal. 1(3):311-333. Inherent in the task of theorising is a responsibility for ongoing critical reflection of the ideas presented (Steele, 2010). To that end, this article responds to the invitation extended by McCold and Wachtel to...
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It takes two to tango: practitioners and researchers on the floor of restorative justice
by Aertsen, Ivo
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Restorative Justice: An International Journal. 1(3):305-310. The emergence and evolution of restorative justice has generally been understood as a bottom-up development. Early initiatives in most places have been started by practitioners searching for new and alternative ways of...
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Tribal control in federal sentencing.
by Tredeau, Emily
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) California Law Review. 99:1409-1437. On many Indian reservations throughout the country, the federal government is the only sovereign empowered to prosecute serious felonies. Consequently Native Americans are disproportionately exposed to lengthy federal sentences. Because the...
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Sentencing purposes and principles for regulatory offences: A new approach for regulatory justice.
by Libman, Rick
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Canadian Criminal Law Review. 15:359-385. A statement of sentencing purposes and principles should be enacted that is specifically suited to regulatory offences. This statement, unlike the one set out in the Criminal Code of Canada, should be organized in a hierarchical manner...
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Juvenile justice system in Palestine: Current situation and reform prospects.
by Qafisheh, Mutaz M.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) International Journal of Law, Policy, and the Family. 25:365-397. The Palestinian Authority is under obligation to observe international human rights standards relating to children in conflict with the law. However, the authority has done little to improve the juvenile justice...
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Lawyering as peacemaking.
by Harris, Angela
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Villanova Law Review. 56:819-831. In my talk, I want to examine two other barriers that prevent lawyers from hearing King’s message about the centrality of love and peace–barriers founded in law’s lingering attachments to gender hierarchy and to a vision of war...
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Games, dystopia, and ADR.
by Reynolds, Jennifer W.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. 27:477-538. What’s the difference between litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR)? Litigation is war. ADR is kumbaya by the campfire. Litigation favors the strong over the weak. ADR gives everyone a voice. Litigation is...
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No fault discrimination? Using the Americans with Disabilities Act as a model for “Norm Advocating†mediation in Title VII disputes.
by Rau, Jacqueline
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. 27:241-271. The current mechanisms of obtaining statutory relief in federal discrimination suits are unsatisfactory for employees. The traditional method of judicial enforcement causes an employee to endure significant time and monetary...
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Zero tolerance, frivolous juvenile court referrals, and the school-to- prison pipeline: Using arbitration as a screening-out method to help plug the pipeline.
by Aull IV, Elbert H.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution.27:179-206. This report suggests an alternative approach to litigating in search of systemic change. Courts are reluctant to declare school discipline policies unconstitutional and the current political climate has rendered efforts to...
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Fictions of justice: The International Criminal Court ant the challenge of legal pluralism in Sub-Saharan Africa (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society). by Kamari Maxine Clarke. Cambridge University Press.
by Rothchild, Jonathan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Journal of Law and Religion. 27:213-218. Debates surrounding the International Criminal Court (ICC), regardless of one’s own particular perspective on the scope and function of such a court, command attention because they generate fundamental legal, philosophical and...
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Looking forward, looking back: The Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry.
by Stanton, Kim
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Canadian Journal of Law and Society. 27(1): 81-99. When we talk about truth and reconciliation commissions, we are accustomed to speaking of “transitional justice†mechanisms used in emerging democracies addressing histories of grave injustices. Public inquiries are...
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Children of the abyss: Permutations of childhood in South Africa’s child justice act.
by Maguire, James
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) New Criminal Law Review. 15:68-121. This article critically examines recent legislation in South Africa intended to systematically overhaul the country’s juvenile justice system. Developed and heatedly debated over the course of a decade, the Child Justice Act implements...
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Injustice in Indian country: The need for a serious response to Native American elder abuse.
by Seigler, Justin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Elder Law Journal. 19:415-448. Traditionally, elders have held an important position filled with prestige and authority in Native American culture. However, elder abuse is still a problem in this community. To combat this issue, a number of different tactics have been employed....
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