Community Justice in Indigenous Communities in Queensland: Prospects for Keeping Young People Out of Detention.
by Chantrill, Paul
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Australian Indigenous Law Reporter 3(2). AILR 18. This paper examines the establishment and operation of pioneering Aboriginal community justice initiatives in Palm Island and Kowanyama in Queensland and their prospects for realising sustained reductions in youth detention and...
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R v Tran; ex parte A-G
by Supreme court of Queensland
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) QCA 21. In this case, the Attorney-General of Queensland appealed against the sentence imposed upon the respondent for the offense of armed robbery with personal violence. The respondent had been sentenced to serve a 12 month intensive correction order and to pay a significant...
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The Queen v. Andrew Bruce Nodwell
by New Zealand Court of Appeal, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) NZCA 40. 8 March. The judgment of the New Zealand Court of Appeal in this case dealt with an appeal of a conviction and sentencing for theft and aggravated robbery. The appellant argued that the sentences were excessive in light of particular circumstances. Some of those...
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D. Chappell and P. Wilson (eds). Crime and the Criminal Justice System in Australia: 2000 and Beyond. Butterworths 2000. 344pp.
by Currie, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) QUT Law and Justice Journal. 10. In this article, Susan Currie reviews Chappell and Wilson’s Crime and the Criminal Justice System in Australia: 2000 and Beyond, a selection of writings on aspects of the criminal justice system in Australia. The authors of the chapters in...
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Victim Involvement in the Juvenile Court: Judges’ Perspectives on the Role of A Key Stakeholder in Restorative Justice.
by Bazemore, Gordon
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Washington, DC: US Dept of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention United States. Balanced and restorative justice (BARJ) is a new framework for juvenile justice reform. The BARJ approach focuses on community needs and expectations in juvenile justice...
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Understanding Restorative Conferencing: A Case Study in Informal Decisionmaking in the Response to Youth Crime
by Schiff, Mara F.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) National Institute of Justice Grant 1999-IJ-CK-0060. Ft. Lauderdale: Balanced and Restorative Justice Project, Florida Atlantic University. As stated by the authors of this document, Mara Schiff and Gordon Bazemore, the purpose of this national case study is to improve research...
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Engaging the Community in the Response to Youth Crime: A Restorative Justice Approach
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Washington, DC: US Dept of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention United States. Balanced and restorative justice (BARJ) is a new framework for juvenile justice reform. The BARJ approach focuses on community needs and expectations in juvenile justice...
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Thames Valley Police Chief Constable’s Annual Report 1999-2000
by Thames Valley Police, Ronit D.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Oxfordshire: Thames Valley Police. In this report, the Thames Valley Police describe their activities and initiatives for the year 1999-2000. According to the report, the main goal of the Thames Valley Police is to cooperate with communities to reduce crime, disorder, and fear....
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Republic of South Africa: Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
by United Nations, Ronit D.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) South Africa. The report explains that poverty is closely linked to racism, sexism, and crime. As part of the transformation of government and policy, a new coordinated approach has been undertaken in South Africa among the Department of Correctional Services, the Department of...
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Restorative Justice
by Wojcik, Dobrochna
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) IN, Andrzej Siemaszko, ed. Crime & Law Enforcement in Poland: On the Threshold of the 21st Century. Warszawa: Oficyna Naukowa. Pp. 144-149. Focusing on restorative justice in Poland, this chapter details Poland’s goals for instituting and furthering restorative...
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Development of Restorative Justice: The Case of Penal Mediation in Belgium
by Lemonne, Anne
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In, Lene Ravn and Peter Kruize, eds.. Kriminalistisk Arbog 1999. Pp. 131-147. This article reviews the system of penal mediation introduced into the Belgian criminal justice system in 1994. After discussing that the concept of restorative justice has its roots in criticisms...
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Referral Orders and Youth Offender Panels. Guidance for Courts, Youth Offending Teams and Youth Offender Panels.
by Home Office, Ronit D.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) London: Home Office, Lord Chancellor’s Department, and Youth Justice Board. Downloaded 9 June 2004. In 1999 the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act introduced the referral order, a significant step in the British government’s strategy to prevent offending by...
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Restorative Justice: A New School of Thought? Introducing Restorative Justice into the School Setting
by Preston, Nicola
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Chilton, Buckinghamshire, UK: Thames Valley Partnership. The use of restorative practices within schools is a rapidly developing and changing field. With this booklet, Nicola Preston provides guidance to both practitioners and policy makers who are interested in exploring...
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Construction of the Victim Impact Statement for Sexually Abused Minors: A Dramaturgy Approach
by Leichtentritt, Ronit D.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) British Journal of Social Work. 32: 1067-1087. Sexual abuse has a devastating impact on children, yet abused children often have little voice in the legal process. However, write Ronit Leichtentritt and Bilha Davidson-Arad, these victims need to be given a voice and they need to...
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An Analysis of Legal Interventions Concerning Minors in France.
by Blatier, Catherine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Child and Youth Care Forum. 29(6): 343-352. This essay discusses the French legal system and its treatment of young offenders. Within this system, special judges are assigned to deal with both at-risk children and young offenders in the same venue. In this system, the actions of...
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