Missing Out
by Brown, Kelli
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Relational Justice Bulletin. February (17): 6-8. Downloaded 15 May 2003. In this essay, Kelli Brown explores what it is like to have a prisoner in the family. She derives much of her information from the work of the Young People’s Project (YPP) of the Action for...
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Ethics, Rules, and Relational Justice
by Camp, Peter
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Relational Justice Bulletin. February (17): 4-5. Downloaded 15 May 2003. Many occupations are considered to be professions. A profession is often organized and self-regulated. The practices of medicine and law are examples of professions; both are marked by identifiable and...
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“Problem-Solving” Courts: The New York Experience.
by Kaye, Judith S
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Relational Justice Bulletin. February (17): 1-2. Downloaded 15 May 2003. Judith Kay is Chief Judge of the State of New York. In this article she observes that, to address better many of the matters that come before the judiciary, New York state has created problem-solving...
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Lepers or learners.
by Curtis, Sarah
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Relational Justice Bulletin. November (16): 4-5. Downloaded 15 May 2003. Sarah Curtis begins by pointing out some significant problems in the sentencing of young offenders in England. For example, variations in sentencing depend at least as much on where a young offender happens...
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Turning Prisons Inside-Out.
by Faulkner, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Relational Justice Bulletin. November (16): 1-3. Downloaded 15 May 2003. Citing insightful remarks on community and the interconnectedness of humankind from several sources, David Faulkner comments that these ideas are beginning to inform England’s political, economic,...
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The Responsible Prisoner
by Pryor, Stephen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Relational Justice Bulletin. July (15): 1-3. Downloaded 15 May 2003. Stephen Pryor argues in this essay for the responsible prisoner. By “responsible prisonerâ€? he means a person who, though in prison, retains his or her responsibilities, or learns to take...
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The Thick Blue Line
by Neyroud, Peter
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Relational Justice Bulletin. May (14):6-8. Downloaded 15 May 2003. Peter Neyroud contends in this article that significant public involvement is crucial for the success of public policing. Such involvement in policing can take many forms, including the public as witnesses,...
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Crossing the Boundaries
by Louks, Nancy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Relational Justice Bulletin. May (14):4-5. Downloaded 15 May 2003. Nancy Loucks discusses the value of prison visitation in preserving prisoners’ relationships. She begins by noting statistics that indicate a significant drop in the proportion of visits to prisons in...
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The Prisoner’s Beatitude
by Maruna, Shadd
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Relational Justice Bulletin. May (14):1-3. Downloaded 15 May 2003. While anti-social and criminal behavior among young people is a problem, it is also true that nearly all offenders eventually “grow outâ€? of crime, as Shadd Maruna remarks. The question then...
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Beyond Child Protection: Promoting Mental Health for Children and Families in the Child Welfare System.
by Webb, Mary Bruce
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. 11(1): 49-58. The child welfare system is in a period of significant reform that offers both opportunities and challenges regarding more effective collaboration between the mental health and child welfare systems. In this article we...
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Restoring (Dis)order: Sanctions, Resolutions, and ‘Social Control’ In Anarchist Communities
by Amster, Randall
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Contemporary Justice Review. 6(1): 9-24. This essay explores the restorative implications of anarchist communities through an analysis of processes such as norm formation, sanctioning, conflict resolution, and economic exchange. The study explores ways in which anarchist...
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Can Faith-Based NGOs Advance Interfaith Reconciliation? The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
by United States Institute of Peace, Nyameka
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Special Report 103. Washington DC: United States Institute of Peace. It is noted in this report that faith-based nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) often play important roles as contributors to relief and development in many areas of conflict. Some go further to pursue...
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Does Truth Lead to Reconciliation? Testing the Causal Assumptions of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Process.
by Gibson, James L.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Prepared for delivery at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton San Francisco and Towers, August 30 – September 2, 2001. Copyright by the American Political Science Association. Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. Downloaded 14...
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The Courage to Live Together: Material and Subjective Reconciliation.
by Villa-Vicencio, Charles
June 4, 2015
Source: Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. Downloaded 14 May 2003. In reflecting upon reconciliation as requiring both subjective and material transformation, the author seeks to address the critical question of ‘how’ this reconciliation process can be embarked upon, and...
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Reconciliation as Metaphor
by Villa-Vicencio, Charles
June 4, 2015
Source: Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. Downloaded 14 May 2003. This paper seeks to understand, rather than explain, the elusive and intriguing concept of reconciliation. In unpacking the inter-linked concepts of reconciliation and justice, the author utilizes deductive analysis to...
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