Testing the Limits of Restorative Justice: The Case of Corporate Victims
by Young, Richard
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) In, Carolyn Hoyle and Richard Young, eds., New Visions of Crime Victims. Oxford: Hart Publishing. p. 133-172. In this essay, Richard Young notes that restorative justice is a term encompassing a diverse set of values, principles, and practices that share a common orientation...
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New Visions of Crime Victims
by Hoyle, Carolyn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Oxford: Hart Publishing. The ‘ideal victim’, the blameless middle-aged woman on a visit to her ill mother described by Nils Christie, still survives in popular and political debate, but criminologists have recognized that reality is not so simple, and this book...
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Justice For All
by Secretary of State for the Home Department, Greg
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Lord Chancellor and the Attorney General by Command of Her Majesty. July 2002. CJS Online. This White Paper presents a wide-ranging program of reform for the criminal justice system in England and...
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Restorative Justice: Framework for the Future of Corrections
by Richardson, Greg
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Corrections Today. 59(7): 20. Greg Richardson contends that many people have a basic perception of criminal justice and corrections based on popular images and perspectives. In those images and perspectives the criminal justice professional is the necessary and sufficient...
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Comment on Umbreit and Vos. Retributive Versus Restorative Justice
by Radelet, Michael L
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Homicide Studies. 4(1):88-92. In this essay, Michael Radelet and Marian Borg respond to an article by Mark Umbreit and Betty Vos in the same issue of Homicide Studies. Umbreit and Vos, focusing on restorative justice through dialogue, discuss situations where homicide survivors...
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Conferences, Circles, Boards, and Mediations: The “New Wave” of Community Justice Decisionmaking
by Bazemore, Gordon
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Federal Probation. 61(2): 25. Bazemore and Griffiths begin this article with summaries of several cases involving interactions with offenders, crime victims, and community members in the wake of actual crimes. Each scenario illustrates one variety of non-adversarial,...
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Restoring Justice
by Lerman, David.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Tikkun. 14(5): 13. David Lerman asserts that the criminal justice system has the wrong focus. It aims primarily to incarcerate people who have committed offenses. This focus neglects major consequences of crime – the destruction of trust between people, and the resulting...
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Promoting VICTIM Justice Through Corrections-Based VICTIM Services.
by Seymour, Anne
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Corrections Today. 62(4):140-142. According to Anne Seymour, the past decade and a half have seen tremendous growth in policies, programs, and protocols to enhance the provision of victim services in the post-sentencing phases of criminal cases. Various organizations have worked...
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When Staff are Victimized
by Seymour, Anne
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Corrections Today. 59(7): 90. As Anne Seymour states, restorative justice aims to balance the interests and rights of victims, offenders, and the community. To the extent that “communityâ€? refers to the relationships and connections people have with each...
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Victim-Offender Mediation in Canada: The Impact of an Emerging Social Work
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) International Social Work. 42(2): 215-277. Mark Umbreit remarks that mediating conflict between crime victims and offenders is an emerging area of international social work practice. As community organizers, program developers, board members, staff, trainers, and mediators,...
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Balanced Approach and Restorative Justice Efforts in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
by Seyko, Ronald J
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) The Prison Journal. 81(2): 187-205. In November 1995 the state of Pennsylvania, through legislation called Special Session Act 33, redefined the purpose of its juvenile justice system. The aim was to incorporate the principles of the Balanced Approach and Restorative Justice...
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Republican Criminology and Victim Advocacy
by Pettit, Philip
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Law and Society Review. 28(4): 765. Philip Pettit, along with John Braithwaite and others, has advocated a republican perspective on criminal justice. The focus of this perspective is the maximization of republican or civic freedom – in other words, dominion. If the...
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Ubuntu and the Challenges of Multiculturalism in post-apartheid South Africa
by Louw, Dirk J
June 4, 2015
Source: Sovenga South Africa: Department of Philosophy, Unversity of the North. According to Dirk Louw, the African concept of “ubuntuâ€? (meaning “humanity,â€? “humanness,â€? or even “humanenessâ€?) indicates a basic...
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Instituting Problem-Solving Processes as a Means of Constructive Social Change
by Yordan, Carlos Y
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Online Journal of Conflict Resolution. 1(4). Social change produces conflicts, and conflicts bring about social change. While this seems simplistically true, Carlos Yordan asserts that the relationship between conflict and change is poorly understood. This is true because...
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Facilitation Guide: Restorative Justice Community Accountability Panels
by Chilliwack Restorative Justice and Youth, Barb
June 4, 2015
Source: Chilliwack, British Columbia: Chilliwack Restorative Justice and Youth Diversion Association This document is a manual for trainers teaching facilitation skills to members of Restorative Justice Community Accountability Panels, or other models of restorative justice. The manual...
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