Restorative Justice, Public Safety, and the Supervision of Juvenile Offenders.
by Rhine, Edward E
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Corrections Management Quarterly. 2(3): 40-48. The case management approaches that currently determine probation and parole practice in many jurisdictions is too passive to manage risks effectively, is insufficient as a strategy of intervention to build or rebuild ties to the...
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Restorative Proportionality of Community Service for Juveniles
by Geudens, H
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice. The article discusses three models of judicial response to crime: retributive, rehabilitative and restorative. In addition, it investigates restorative justice as an alternative paradigm for juvenile justice;...
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“Three Strikes” and Restorative Justice: Dealing With Young Repeat Burglars in Western Australia
by Yeats, Mary Ann
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Criminal Law Forum. 8(3):369-385. The “three strikes” legislation increased penalties for home burglary and created a mandatory sentence for repeat offenders; a repeat offender is one who on two previous occasions has been convicted of home burglary; the third...
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Restorative Justice: Victim Empowerment Through Mediation and Dialogue.
by University of Minnesota, Center for Restorative Justice and Mediation
June 4, 2015
Source: St. paul: University of Minnesota. Ctr for Restorative Justice & Mediation The criminal justice system tends to be offender-driven. As a component of restorative justice, victim-offender mediation is designed to hold offenders accountable and to allow for victim input and...
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Restorative Justice Inventory: An Organizational Assessment for Juvenile Justice Agencies.
by Bazemore, Gordon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Washington, DC: US Dept of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention BARJ is a new framework for juvenile justice reform that seeks to engage citizens and community groups as clients of juvenile justice services and as resources in a more effective response...
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Restitution: A Model Enactment of Restorative Justice
by Justice Fellowship Task Force, D. C
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Washington, DC: Justice Fellowship. This document presents model legislation to establish restitution in a form that brings restorative justice principles to State criminal justice systems. The legislation features mandatory full compensation to all the victims, a comprehensive...
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Curing America’s Addiction to Prisons.
by Leven, D. C
June 4, 2015
Source: (1993) Fordham Urban Law Journal. 20(3): 641-657. The United States now has the highest rate of incarceration of any industrialized nation in the world. During the 1980s the prison population increased faster in New York State than across the country, beginning the decade at...
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Re-Thinking Criminal Justice: Restorative Justice
by Zehr, Howard
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Re-Thinking Criminal Justice. 1(May): 1-13. State and national legislatures have adopted bills, such as the “three strikes, you’re out” laws, that will massively increase the incarceration rate. This growing appetite for punishment occurs at a time when crime...
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Justice Report
by Canadian Criminal Justice Association, Michael
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Justice Report. 12(3). The discussion of conditional sentencing notes that areas needing further discussion include public attitudes, whether a conditional sentence adequately conveys denunciation of an offender, potential conflicts with the purposes and principles of...
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Restorative Justice Handbook
by McCold, Paul
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Corrections Compendium. 23(12): 1-4, 28. Principles of restorative justice are outlined, some of the resources available to those interested in obtaining more information on restorative justice programs and practices are noted, and agencies and individuals involved in...
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Communities, Victims, Offenders, and Relationships: Toward a Restorative Approach to Rehabilitation in Juvenile Justice
by Bazemore, Gordon
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Community Corrections Report on Law and Corrections Practice. 6(1): 1-14. Crime harms victims, offenders, and their families, and in essence damages the social fabric and peace of communities. Citizens, crime victims, and offenders are caught up in a cycle in which crime is both...
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Restorative Justice in Practice in Great Britain and Ireland
by Tutt, N
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) (Tms.?). Netherlands. Restorative justice programs have evolved in a range of practice methods that include mediation, reparation, compensation, community service, victim awareness education, and shaming and reintegration. A survey of probation services in England, Wales, and...
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Call for Transformational Leadership for Corrections
by Harris, M. K
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Corrections Management Quarterly. 3(1): 24-29. Community groups and victims are working in partnership with criminal justice agencies to address both preconditions of crime and problems caused by crime in new ways. In this regard, leaders are needed who can play a...
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Restorative Justice Handbook
by McCold, Paul
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) New York: UN Alliance of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOS) on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Working Party on Restorative Justice. Corrections Compendium 23(12): 1-4, 20-28. The purpose of the handbook is to provide a brief introduction to the concepts and principles...
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Restorative Justice: Beyond Crime and Punishment
by Justice Fellowship Task Force, Michael
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Washington, DC: Justice Fellowship. Under the American criminal justice system: (1) prisons have little effect combating fear of crime or the rising number of households touched by crime; (2) prisons do not rehabilitate but seem to entrench criminal behavior; (3) there is...
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