Karla Faye Tucker: A Case for Restorative Justice
by Long, Walter C
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) American Journal of Criminal Law 27(1). Convicted murderer Karla Faye Tucker’s life presented a dilemma to the State’s sacrificial machinery. Proponents of capital punishment should concede that it was arguable that killing Tucker would leave society more morally and...
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What the Public Wants: Market Research Finds Support for Restorative Justice
by Gorczyk, John F
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) Corrections Today 59(7). The Vermont Dept. of Corrections commissioned a survey to determine the public opinion regarding the state of corrections. That the criminal justice system is in need of top-to-bottom reform was the consensus among 75% of the surveyed group and 93% said...
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Restoring Justice: Envisioning a Justice Process Focused on Healing – Not Punishment
by Zehr, Howard
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) The Other Side 33(5), Sept – Dec 1997. Restorative justice, as opposed to punitive justice, focuses on reconciliation between perpetrator and victim. Several prison programs are implementing the restorative concept. They include inmate/victim meetings to exchange feelings,...
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Peacemaking Circles: Restorative Justice in Practice Allows Victims and Offenders to Begin Repairing the Harm
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Corrections Today 59(7). Peacemaking circles aim to understand the circumstances surrounding an offense, the offense itself as well as its consequences. The process employs the traditional circle in which the aggrieved party, the offender, the judge and concerned members of the...
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Laurie O. Robinson: Restorative Model Offers Personal Approach to Criminal Justice
by Robinson, Laurie O
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) (ACA Winter Conference) (Transcript).” Corrections Today 58(2). Dept. of Justice assistant attorney general Laurie O. Robinson believes that restorative justice can help curb crime better than the reparative concept. The restorative concept shifts the focus of the criminal...
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The socio-legal response: A New Approach to Juvenile Justice in the ’90’s
by Zaslaw, Jay G.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Corrections Today 58(1). The ‘socio-legal response’ approach to juvenile justice is based on the balanced approach and restorative justice models. However, it improves on these two approaches by preparing juveniles for re-entry into society. This is in addition to...
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The socio-legal response: A New Approach to Juvenile Justice in the ’90’s
by Zaslaw, Jay G.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Corrections Today 58(1). The ‘socio-legal response’ approach to juvenile justice is based on the balanced approach and restorative justice models. However, it improves on these two approaches by preparing juveniles for re-entry into society. This is in addition to...
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Public Interest Law: Improving Access to Justice
by Sachs, Albie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) William Mitchell Law Review, vol. 28, p. 3. William Mitchell College of Law welcomed Justice Albie Sachs of the Constitutional Court of South Africa for his third visit in April 2000, on the occasion of the re-issuance of his book, The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter. . . ....
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Restorative Justice and Victim Offender Mediation (VOM): A New Area for Social Psychological Inquiry?
by Bilz, Kenworthey
June 4, 2015
Source: Princeton University The realm of restorative justice in general, and victim offender mediation (VOM) in particular, has been unexplored thus far by social psychologists; this study takes the first steps toward mapping it. Through the use of a web-based survey, the study assesses the...
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Bullying and Victimisation in Schools: A Restorative Justice Approach
by Morrison, Brenda
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, No. 219, February 2002, Australian Institute of Criminology Bullying at school causes enormous stress for many children and their families, and has long-term effects. School bullying has been identified as a risk factor associated...
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Juvenile Conference Committees Issues in Assessing a Diversionary Court Program
by Hassett-Walker, Connie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Journal of Criminal Justice 30(2): 107-119. The author begins the discussion with an overview of the development of the Newark, New Jersey juvenile court Juvenile Conference Committees (JCCs), juvenile court diversion for misdemeanor offenders. The author also discusses the...
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Family group conferencing
by Zimmerman, Ruth
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) VOMA Quarterly 8 (Fall): 1, 2. Noting the increasing interest in family group conferencing (FGC) in various countries since its inception in New Zealand in 1989, Zimmerman looks specifically at FGC in Wagga Wagga, Australia. This initiative began in 1992 under the auspices of...
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Community Service Orders in Hong Kong, England, and Wales: Twins or Cousins
by Wing Lo, T
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 48(3): 373-388. Hong Kong was a British colony until July 1, 1997, and it developed CSO’s 14 years later than England and Wales. The birth of CSO’s in both jurisdictions was strongly influenced by...
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Restorative aspects in the Dutch juvenile justice system.
by Wolthuis, Annemieke
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Conferencing and Circles. Toronto, Canada, 10-12 August. Defence for Children International (a nongovernmental organization in the Netherlands) included a section on the Dutch juvenile justice system in its comparative...
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Challenges and constraints confront restorative justice programs in the United Kingdom
by Webster, Ken
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Crime Victims Report 5 (January/February): 83, 84, 93. Webster, a retired police office in the United Kingdom, including service in the Thames Valley Police, scrutinizes factors that challenge and constrain restorative justice programs in the United Kingdom. He recounts the...
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