Values and Evaluation: Assessing Processes and Outcomes of Restorative Justice Programs
by Presser, Lois
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Crime & Delinquency 48(1):162 Focuses on the assessment processes and outcomes of restorative justice programs. Values emphasizing healing and social-being of those affected by crime; Conceptualization and measurement of guide program; Identification of essential processes...
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Prosecuting Violence: A Colloquy on Race, Community, and Justice. Goodbye to Hammurabi: Analyzing the Atavistic Appeal of Restorative Justice
by Delgado, Richard
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Stanford Law Review 52(4):751-775. Reprinted in Restorative Justice. Declan Roche (2003), ed. Pp. 261-285. The International Library of Essays in Law & Legal Theory, Second Series. Aldershot, Hants, England: Dartmouth/Ashgate. Compares restorative justice to the traditional...
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The Punitive Nature of the Conditional Sentence
by Healy, Patrick
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Canadian Bar Review 80(3):1011 Explains why it can be expected that uncertainty in conditional sentencing will continue in Canada. Objectives of restorative justice; Three options of a sentencing judge; Combination of punitive and restorative aspects in a conditional sentence;...
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Victim Participation in Sentencing: The Problems of Incoherence
by Maxwell, Gabrielle
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Howard Journal of Criminal Justice. 40(1) Many countries are now exploring new models of justice in the hope that they can be more effective than the traditional criminal justice system in responding to victims, reducing the probability of reoffending and contributing to...
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Cutting Prison Overcrowding in Great Britain: Sources of Help and Hindrance
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (1980) Crime & Delinquency January 1980 There is a wide range of projects for dealing with offenders in the community, but strongly punitive attitudes receive wide publicity. These attitudes are shared by many working-class people, although the most alienated are often...
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William Godwin’s Moral Education Theory of Punishment: Is It a Restorative Approach to Justice?
by Smith, Polly Ashton
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Contemporary Justice Review v.1: 87-101 This article focuses on a significant historical foundation for the contemporary restorative justice perspective on punishment and corrections. William Godwin’s views, which are characterized here as a version of the moral education...
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Reflections of a Skeptical Dreamer: Some Dilemmas in Restorative Justice Theory and Practice
by Harris, M. Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Contemporary Justice Review v.1: 57-69 We are witnessing a tremendous growth in restorative justice programs around the globe. This is an exciting development for people seeking better means of responding to crime and conflict than conventional criminal justice measures. Yet...
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How Pure Can a Maximalist Approach to Restorative Justice Remain? Or Can a Purist Model of Restorative Justice Become Maximalist?
by Walgrave, Lode
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Contemporary Justice Review 3(4): 415-432 While restorative justice has shown itself to be a concept and a process worthy of our attention for responding to harm situations, we need to pay strict attention to the various meanings assigned to restorative justice in order to...
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The Use of Custom and Legal Tradition in the Modern Justice Setting
by Zion, James W
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Contemporary Justice Review v.1: 133-148 This article discusses the revival of traditional Indian law and the traditional laws of indigenous peoples in various parts of the world. It contrasts the dynamics of traditional Indian and indigenous law with western justice methods to...
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The Past, Present, and Future of Restorative Justice: Some Critical Reflections
by Daly, Kathleen
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Contemporary Justice Review v.1: 21-45 Restorative justice has burst on the international scene as an umbrella concept and social movement. We review the major streams of activism and social thought that have made restorative justice a popular idea, consider the implications of...
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Community-Oriented Research in an Era of Community-Oriented Policing
by Thurman, Quint C
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) American Behavioral Scientist 39(5). Proactive public administrators in modern American society are challenged to know and respond to the needs of their diverse constituencies if they are to direct responsive government agencies. However, more than just knowing citizens’...
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Fundamental Concepts of Restorative Justice
by Zehr, Howard
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Contemporary Justice Review. 1: 47-55. Reprinted in Restorative Justice. Declan Roche (2003), ed. Pp. 73-81. The International Library of Essays in Law & Legal Theory, Second Series. Aldershot, Hants, England: Dartmouth/Ashgate. As restorative justice programs continue to...
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Altruistic Activity as Correctional Treatment
by Toch, Hans
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 44(3): 270-278 This article discusses activities by prisoners that assist underprivileged persons such as the elderly, children, and the disabled. Among benefits of such involvements for the offenders are a...
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Peacemaking Criminology and Aboriginal Justice Initiatives as a Revitalization of Justice
by Taraschi, Shruti Gola
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Contemporary Justice Review v.1: 103-121 In the past several decades, peacemaking criminology and aboriginal justice initiatives have emerged as effective sources of revitalization for criminology and aboriginal justice respectively. These movements have transformed the sense of...
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The Phenomenon of Restorative Justice: Some Introductory Remarks
by Sullivan, Dennis
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Contemporary Justice Review v.1: 7-20. This article offers an overview of the restorative justice movement as it presently exists. It addresses not only the key elements of restorative justice theory and practice but also its unique dimension of “transformative...
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