THE USE OF MEDIATION AS A COMPLEMENT TO THE INTEGRATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURTS OF NEW YORK
by William, Lauren K
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Cardozo Journal Of Conflict Resolution.13: 713-738 In 2001, New York created the Integrated Domestic Violence Courts in order to more efficiently and more comprehensively ad- dress domestic violence cases.’ Domestic violence cases that were formerly spread out between two...
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Family group conferencing as a culturally adaptable intervention: Reforming intercountry adoption in Guatemala
by Rotabi, Karen Smith
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) International Social Work 55(3) 402–416 Intercountry adoptions prevent institutionalization but may erode children’s rights to their families and cultural heritage. Family group conferencing offers a culturally adaptable intervention that looks for domestic...
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Extralegal Punishment Factors: A Study of Forgiveness, Good Deeds, Apology, Remorse, and Other Such Discretionary Factors in Assessing Criminal Punishment
by Robinson, Paul H
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Vanderbilt Law Review 65: 737-827 The criminal law’s formal criteria for assessing punishment are typically contained in criminal codes, the rules of which fix an offender’s liability and the grade of the offense. Those rules classically look to an offender’s...
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Remembering against the nation-state: Hereros’ pursuit of restorative justice
by Morgan, Karie L
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Time & Society 21(1) 21–38 One hundred years after committing a genocide, the German government offered an apology to Hereros in Namibia, thereby making a significant step towards meeting their demands for restorative justice. In combination with changes to how the...
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SOLVING THE GOOD-TIME PUZZLE: WHY FOLLOWING THE RULES SHOULD GET YOU OUT OF PRISON EARLY
by O'Hear, Michael M.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Wisconsin Law Review. 235: 195-236 Good-time programs have long been an important part of the American penal landscape. At least twenty-nine states and the federal government currently offer prison inmates early release, sometimes by many years, in return for good behavior....
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HAVE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSIONS HELPED REMEDIATE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST WOMEN? A FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF THE PAST AND FORMULA FOR THE FUTURE
by Maisel, Margaret (Peggy)
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law. 20: 143-184 Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRCs) have investigated human rights violations and abuses in a wide range of countries and communities over the last thirty-five years.’Created by people who believe...
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‘Who’ll Pay Reparations on My Soul?’1 Compensation, Social Control and Social Suffering
by Moon, Claire
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Social & Legal Studies 21(2) 187–199 Contemporary debate about compensation for past wrongs turns on the assumption that state reparation benefits the victims of atrocity by acknowledging harm and ameliorating victim suffering. Indeed, much recent theoretical and...
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Effective Punishment Through Forgiveness: Rediscovering Kierkegaard’s Knight of Faith in the Abraham Story
by Abramson, Neil Remington
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Organization Studies 31(05): 555–581 Scheler (1973) proposed a model of punishment intended to re-establish a reconciled relationship between a harm doer and the person(s) harmed. Punishment was followed by genuine forgiveness, seeking genuine repentance from the harm...
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FOREWORD: WHEN WORDS FAIL: CONFRONTING THE CARCERAL STATE
by Metcalft, Hope
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) William Mitchell Law Review.38 1209-1215 Every so often, hyperbole is justified. How are we to express the full volume and distorted shape of the American carceral system? Approximately 1 in 100 Americans is behind bars.’ That amounts to 2.5 million people in prisons or...
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How Do We Salve Our Wounds? Intercultural Perspectives on Individual and Collective Strategies of Making Peace With Own Past
by Drožđek, Boris
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Traumatology 16(4) 5–16 This article reviews the strategies that have been applied across cultures in order to heal a wounded collective identity of societ- ies upon large-scale conflicts and wars.The issues of truth, memory, and different models of justice executed...
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Forgiveness and Reconciliation in the Workplace: A Multi-Level Perspective and Research Agenda
by Palanski, Michael E
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Journal Of Business Ethics 109: 275-287 Forgiveness and reconciliation have been shown to be beneficial alternatives to revenge as responses to an interpersonal offense in the workplace. Prior research on these topics, however, is often narrow in scope, focusing on only the...
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ABUSE, MEDIATION AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: HOW ENFORCING AND IMPROVING EXISTING STATUTES WILL HELP VICTIMS RECOVER
by Pruzan, Jeffrey
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Cardozo Journal Of Conflict Resolution. 13 (2):593-620 Allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of religious figures is an epidemic that has spread throughout the United States and abroad.’ In the United States alone, U.S. bishops have reported receiving allegations of...
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A whole-school approach: A proposal for education for tolerance in Indonesia
by Raihani
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Theory and Research in Education 9(1) 23–39 Education is a primary way to equip children with the knowledge, skills, and competences necessary to live a life of harmonious relationships with diverse human beings. The escalating violence in the name of religion and...
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In Courtroom 7— The Children’s Koori Court at Work: Findings From an Evaluation
by Borowski, Allan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 55(7) 1110–1134 This article reports some of the findings of an evaluation of the Children’s Koori Court (CKC)—the first legislated effort in Australia to involve the Indigenous community...
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Men, Women, and Postrelease Offending : An Examination of the Nature of the Link Between Relational Ties and Recidivism
by Cobbina, Jennifer E
June 4, 2015
Source: (2012) Crime & Delinquency 58(3) 331-361 Numerous studies have examined the postrelease behaviors of men and women, highlighting the importance of social bonds in understanding posi- tive reentry. However, there is evidence that the effect of social bonds on recidivism may vary by...
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