Frenemies: restorative justice and customary mechanisms of justice.
by Vieille, Stephanie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2013) Contemporary Justice Review. 16(2):174-192. More often than not, restorative justice is said to take roots in Indigenous practices. In fact, Indigenous and other traditional mechanisms of justice are often described as examples of restorative justice practices. In New Zealand,...
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An introduction to restorative justice practices in Taiwan
by Chang, Yaw Chung
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) British Journal of Community Justice 8.3 The core concept of restorative justice has long existed and been practiced in Taiwan’s criminal justice system. It has however, been marginalised for a very long period of time. That was until 2003 when Taiwan began pursuing a...
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Keeping kids in School: Restorative Justice, punitive discipline, and the school to prison pipeline
by Gonzalez, Thalia
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Journal of Law and Education this research on suspensions indicated that despite frequent use, such exclusionary discipline practices are not effective in reducing problematic behaviors.n349 Out-ofschool suspensions were reduced by 13% from the 2008-2009 school year, and by 34%...
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Retributive and restorative justice
by Wenzel, Michael
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) American Psychology-Law Society The emergence of restorative justice as an alternative model to Western, court-based criminal justice may have important implications for the psychology of justice. It is proposed that two different notions of justice affect responses to...
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Restorative Justice and practices in China
by Wong, Dennis Sing-Wing
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) British Journal of Cumminty Justice Restorative justice is developing robustly within the criminal justice system particularly in the field of juvenile justice. With the efforts devoted to policy development and intervention practices, activities at government and community...
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Co-Produced restorative justice: The possibility of implementing restorative justice principles in South Brazil
by Salm, Joao
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Arizona State University Restorative Justice is a set of normative principles. These principles can be practiced in a variety of ways and in a variety of settings. When these principles work, it is democracy at its best. Restorative Justice has been conceptualized by a vast...
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Rewriting and reclaiming history: An analysis of the emergence of restorative justice in western criminal justice systems
by Richards, Dr Kelly
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) International Journa of Restorative Justice vol 5, No 1 During the last three decades, restorative justice has emerged in numerous localities around the world as an accepted approach to responding to crime. This article, which stems from a doctoral study on the history of...
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When the cure makes you ill: Seven core principles to change the course of youth justice
by Prisco, Gabrielle
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) New York Law School Law Review vol 56 Our nation’s current youth justice’ system is iatrogenic, 2 a term that refers to a cure that worsens the very thing it is trying to fix.3 The system’s operation often results in increased violence and recidivism, the very...
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Wai though Kanawai: Water for Hawaii’s streams and justice for Hawaiian communities
by Sproat, D. Kpua'ala
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Marquette Law Review 95:127 Kaulana Nl Wai ‘Eha: “Famous are the Four Great Waters” of Waihe’e River, and Waiehu, ‘lao, and Waikapti Streams in the heart of Central Maui.2 Since time immemorial, Kinaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians)’ revered the...
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Victim participation at the international criminal court and the extraordinary chambers in the courts of Cambodia: A feminist project?
by SaCouto, Susana
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Michigan journal of Gender and Law vol.18 297 Over the last couple of decades, and particularly since 1998, incredible advances have been made in the effort to end impunity for sexual and gender-based violence’ committed in the context of war, mass violence, or repression....
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Victim-offender mediation and social work: Focus groups with mediators in Flanders
by Bradt, Lieve
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) International Social Work The role of social work in the restorative justice field remains largely unexplored. This article reports on the findings of focus groups conducted with mediators of juvenile and adult mediation practices in Flanders (Belgium) to gain more insight into...
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Unsettling cures: Exploring the limits of the Indian Residential school settlement agreement
by Green, Robyn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Canadian Journal of Law and Society. 27:129-148. Narratives of trauma, suffering, and loss are central to reconciliation processes.’ These narratives are often “applied in the context of the ethos of compassion that is characteristic of our era” and are...
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Unpoetic Justice: Ideology and the individual in the genre of the presentence investigation
by Converse, Caren Wakerman
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Journal of Business and Technical Communication 26(4) 442-478 Despite the legal and social ramifications of presentence investigation reports, little is known about them outside the legal community. The author uses the frameworks of genre theory and activity systems to analyze...
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Timing truth, reconciliation, and justice after war
by Braithwaite, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution Vol. 27:3 Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRCs),’ particularly since the influence of Desmond Tutu’s South African Commission,2 are increasingly used to discover and reveal past wrongdoings following armed conflicts. 3...
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The paradox of revenge in conflicts
by Amegashie, J.Atsu
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Journal of Conflict Resolution 56(2) 313-330 The authors consider a two-period game of conflict between two factions, which have a desire for revenge. It is shown that, in contrast to conventional wisdom, the desire for revenge need not lead to escalation of the conflict. The...
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