Victim Impact Panels: An Examination of the Effectiveness of This Program on Lowering Recidivism and Changing Offenders’ Attitudes About Drinking and Driving
by Sprang, Ginny
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Journal of Social Service Research 22(3). This study examines 103 Victim Impact Panel attendees and 75 comparison group respondents who had been convicted of drunk driving offenses. A pre- and post-test measure developed by the author was administered to both groups to determine...
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Results from the Pilot Study of the Citizens, Victims, and Offenders Restoring Justice Program at the Washington State Reformatory
by Helfgott, Jacqueline B
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 16(1). Citizens, Victims, and Offenders Restoring Justice Program is a prison-based program conducted as a pilot study at the Washington State Reformatory from 1997 to 1998. The purpose of the study was to explore ways in which the...
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The Effect of Victim Impact Panels on DUI/DWI Rearrest Rates: A Twelve-Month Follow-Up
by Fors, Stuart W
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Journal of Studies on Alcohol 60(4). Objective: Various interventions have been implemented as components of sentencing for driving under the influence of alcohol. This study assessed the effectiveness of the Victim Impact Panel (VIP) in reducing the probability of an offender...
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Adopting New Values for the Courts: What is Restorative Justice?
by Cavanagh, Tom
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) The Court Manager 13(2/3). Williamsburg, VA: National Association for Court Management. What is restorative justice? Restorative justice was identified as a major trend in the state courts for 1997. Yet, court managers as a whole know little about this process. The principal...
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Making Peace Education Appealing to the Adversarially Minded.
by Malan, Jamie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD). Paper presented at the 18th General Conference of IPRA, Tampere, Finland, 5-9 August 2000 Much is already being done in Peace Education to promote and model constructive mental attitudes. The relatively small...
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The Propensity to Forgive: Findings from Lebanon
by Azar, Fabiola
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Journal of Peace Research 36(2). The propensity to forgive a severe offense is studied in a sample of 48 people from three religious communities in Lebanon: Catholics, Maronites, and Orthodox. The effects of a number of circumstances: intent to harm, cancellation of...
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Methods and Perspectives: The Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Group
by Farrington, David P
June 4, 2015
Source: The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 578, p. 35 Systematic reviews use rigorous methods for locating, appraising, and synthesizing evidence from prior evaluation studies. They have explicit objectives, explicit criteria for including or excluding...
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Applying Therapeutic Principles to a Family-Focused Juvenile Justice Model.
by Gilbert, Janet
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Alabama Law Review, vol. 52, p. 1153. After more than a century, juvenile courts are still struggling to balance the public’s expectation of accountability and enhance public safety with the historical focus on rehabilitation. . . . The objectives are performance-based and...
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Professionals Need Not Apply: south Carolina Juvenile Arbitration Program Owes Success to Volunteers
by Alford, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Corrections Today 59(7). Juvenile arbitration has been operational in South Carolina since 1984 and has been successful in reducing recidivism and the number of cases in family courts. The arbitration process is managed by a non-professional volunteer. During the arbitration,...
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History Repeats Itself: Restorative Justice in Native American Communities
by Meyer, Jon'a F
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 14(1):42-57. Although restorative justice principles served as the foundation for many Native American legal systems, contemporary tribal courts rely heavily on the laws and standards they received from European settlers. This trend is...
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A Comparison of Canadian Native Youth Justice Committees and Navajo Peacemakers: A summary of Research Result
by Nielsen, Marianne O
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 14(1):6-25. Aboriginal Youth Justice Committees and Peacemakers are unique court-related initiatives designed and operated by indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States. To develop a theory about the impact of colonialism on...
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Restorative Justice and Offender Screening.
by Presser, Lois
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Journal of Criminal Justice 27(4). A principal goal of restorative justice programs is to right the wrongs done to crime victims. Dialogue is the recommended mechanism to begin the process of righting wrongs, although it also involves risk of emotional trauma to victims....
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Restorative Justice an Alternative to Jail
by Du Pont, Pete
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Human Events 57(11). In sharp contrast to the conventional justice system, where victims generally play little or no role, the focus on victims is key. Once a youth is arrested, a restorative justice coordinator arranges a conference involving the violator, the victim and their...
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(Un)equal Justice: Juvenile Court Abolition and African Americans
by Kerbs, John Johnson
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 564, pp. 109-125 Many academics now call for the abolition of juvenile court jurisdiction over delinquency adjudications. This article examines Barry Feld’s assumptions behind this call for juvenile court...
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Restorative Justice – An Interview with Jim Consedine
by Consedine, Jim
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) America 182(6). Jim Consedine is interviewed. Consedine, a priest in the Diocese of Christchurch in New Zealand, is national coordinator for his country’s Restorative Justice Exchange and was a prison chaplain for 21...
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