Dialogical justice: Philosophical considerations for re-thinking the reaction to crime in a restorative way.
by Reggio, Federico
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) In, David J. Cornwell, John Blad, and Martin Wright, eds., Civilising criminal justice: An international restorative justice agenda for penal reform. pp. 315-345. Despite the superficial perception that sometimes occurs within the context of legal doctrine, the restorative...
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To punish or to restore? A false alternative.
by Gutwirth, Serge
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) In, David J. Cornwell, John Blad, and Martin Wright, eds., Civilising criminal justice: An international restorative justice agenda for penal reform. pp. 287-314. Early on, proponents of restorativism requested that they be allowed to work pragmatically. They did not want their...
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Tempering justice with compassion: Rationales of personal mitigation in sentencing.
by Van Stokkom, Bas
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) In, David J. Cornwell, John Blad, and Martin Wright, eds., Civilising criminal justice: An international restorative justice agenda for penal reform. pp. 255-286. I will reinterpret Tasioulas’ theory and argue that mercy can be viewed as one aspect of a broader category of...
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Civilising criminal justice: Restorative justice amongst other strategies.
by Blad, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) In, David J. Cornwell, John Blad, and Martin Wright, eds., Civilising criminal justice: An international restorative justice agenda for penal reform. pp. 209-253. Is criminal justice becoming more and more uncivilsed and, if so, how could this be explained? Could it be related...
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Seriousness: A disproportionate construction and application?
by Piper, Christine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) In, David J. Cornwell, John Blad, and Martin Wright, eds., Civilising criminal justice: An international restorative justice agenda for penal reform. pp. 187-206. In particular, we focus on the role of persistent recidivism in this stage of the sentencing process. Increasingly,...
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Civilising civil justice.
by Skelton, Ann
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) In, David J. Cornwell, John Blad, and Martin Wright, eds., Civilising criminal justice: An international restorative justice agenda for penal reform. pp. 171-186. The focus in this chapter is on one particular aspect of civil law. The claiming of damages for injury to...
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Crime and justice: A shift in perspective.
by Blom-Cooper, Louis
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) In, David J. Cornwell, John Blad, and Martin Wright, eds., Civilising criminal justice: An international restorative justice agenda for penal reform. pp. 151-170. The aim of this chapter is thus to examine the role and function of the criminal courts, simpliciter, and their...
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Retribution and/or restoration? The purpose of our justice system through the lens of judges and prosecutors.
by Fellegi, Borbala
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) In, David J. Cornwell, John Blad, and Martin Wright, eds., Civilising criminal justice: An international restorative justice agenda for penal reform. pp. 115-150. This chapter presents the results of qualitative research conducted with Hungarian judges and prosecutors (N=45)...
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Restorative justice as a procedural revolution: Some lessons from the adversary system.
by McElrea, Judge F W M (Fred)
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) In, David J. Cornwell, John Blad, and Martin Wright, eds., Civilising criminal justice: An international restorative justice agenda for penal reform. pp. 81-114. In the 1990s it was common to see restorative justice in contrast to retributive justice. That dichotomy has somewhat...
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Justice and punishment: Myths, mercy and Anglo-Saxon attitudes.
by Cornwell, David J
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) In, David J. Cornwell, John Blad, and Martin Wright, eds., Civilising criminal justice: An international restorative justice agenda for penal reform. pp. 49-80. Within the scope of this chapter, an attempt will be made — however diffidently — to address a number of...
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Civilising criminal justice: An international restorative agenda for penal reform.
by Cornwell, David J
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Hook, Hampshire: Waterside Press, Ltd. Restorative justice, while acknowledging the need for sanctions as a response to illegal and harmful behaviour, seeks to reverse these deep-seated attitudes in a constructive manner that encourages pro-social behaviour and an awareness of...
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The Xingshi Hejie: Criminal conciliation in mainland China and in Taiwan.
by Berti, Riccardo
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Paper presented at ACS (Asian Criminological Society) 3rd Annual Conference – Dec 2011 NTPU Taiwan. When we say Xingshi Hejie (刑事和解)1, which could be translated as “victimoffender reconciliation†(VOR), we are talking about a...
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Restorative justice: Changing the paradigm
by Daniels, Griff
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Probation Journal. 60(3):302-315. Restorative justice is a comparative newcomer to the world of the probation service; however, there are new imperatives and drivers such as the recent paper ‘Punishment and Reform: Effective Community Sentences’ (2012) which signal...
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A voice for the future of juvenile justice in Asia-Pacific: Introduction to the Asia Pacific Council for Juvenile Justice and leading juvenile justice reforms in the region.
by Mcgrath, Alice
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Brussels:Juvenile Justice Observatory. The report sheds light on crucial areas of juvenile justice and leading practices in this regard, including prevention, diversion, restorative justice, improving conditions of detention and promoting social reintegration. The United Nations...
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Is the ICC making the most of victim participation?
by Pena, Mariana
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) The International Journal of Transitional Justice. doi: 10.1093/ijtj/ijt021 First published online: September 29, 2013. Fifteen years after the adoption of the Rome Statute, which was the first instrument to recognize victims’ right to participate in international...
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