The Court as Last Resort: Victim-Sensitive, Community-Based Responses to Crime
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) British Journal of Criminology 42:654-667 This paper considers the claimed benefits for victims in restorative justice processes. The author argues that these objectives can best be achieved through a focus on three overlapping areas; the structure for the delivery of services,...
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A Force For Change? The Prospects for Applying Restorative Justice to Citizen Complaints against the Police in England and Wales
by McLaughlin, Eugene
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) British Journal of Criminology 42:635-653 The rise of the victim support movement and the emergence of restorative justice practices have established ‘the victim’ as central to debate on criminal justice policy in the United Kingdom. However, victims of police...
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Restorative Justice and Gendered Violence: Diversion or Effective Justice?
by Hudson, Barbara
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) British Journal of Criminology 42:616-634 Although the last few years have seen considerable advances in the theoretical clarification of restorative justice as well as proliferation of programmes putting the ideas into practice, there are still some important questions that...
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Critiquing the Critics: A Brief Response to Critics of Restorative Justice
by Morris, Allison
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) British Journal of Criminology 42:596-615. Restorative justice has been subject to a number of attacks, both empirically and philosophically. This paper attempts to address some of these criticisms and suggests that they stem in part from misunderstandings about what restorative...
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Responsibilities, Rights and Restorative Justice
by Ashworth, Andrew
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) British Journal of Criminology 42:578-595. Reprinted in Restorative Justice. Declan Roche (2003), ed. Pp. 179-196. The International Library of Essays in Law & Legal Theory, Second Series. Aldershot, Hants, England: Dartmouth/Ashgate. Restorative justice is much advocated...
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Setting Standards for Restorative Justice
by Braithwaite, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) British Journal of Criminology 42:563-577 Three types of restorative justice standards are articulated: limiting, maximizing, and enabling standards. They are developed as multidimensional criteria for evaluating restorative justice programmes. A way of summarizing the long list...
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Restorative Justice and the Critique of Informalism in Northern Ireland
by McEvoy, Kieran
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) British Journal of Criminology 42:534-562 This article examines the development of community-based restorative justice in the context of the Northern Ireland peace process. In tandem with the political changes introduced as a result of the Good Friday Agreement, and the reforms...
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Restorative Justice and the Regulatory State in South African Townships
by Roche, Declan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) British Journal of Criminology 42:514-533 In townships across South Africa the Community Peace Program, based in Cape Town, is helping local communities establish peace committees. This article argues that through their commitment to a consensus-based, reparative approach to...
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Restorative Justice as a Framework for Juvenile Justice Reform: A South African Perspective
by Skelton, Ann
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) British Journal of Criminology 42:496-513 The South African Cabinet has recently given approval for the introduction into Parliament of a Bill that will provide a new system to deal with child offenders. This article suggests that the context of political transition in South...
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Recent Developments in Restorative Justice for Young People in England and Wales: Community Participation and Representation
by Crawford, Adam
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) The British Journal of Criminology 42:476-495. This article examines some recent attempts to introduce elements of restorative justice into the youth justice system. We focus on the introduction of referral orders and youth offender panels and, in particular, consider the issues...
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Peacemaking, Criminology and Personal Transformation
by Braswell, Michael C
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) in Controversial Issues in Criminology. (Fuller,J. and Hickey,E.), Allyn and Bacon Book abstract:: Controversial Issues in Criminology is part of a new series of books published by Allyn & Bacon for Criminal Justice. The series utilizes a unique debate format to discuss...
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Justice, Crime and Ethics
by Braswell, Michael C
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Cincinnati, OH: Anderson. The articles in this anthology examine ethical dilemmas pertaining to the administration of criminal justice and professional activities in the field. Comprehensive coverage is achieved through focus on law enforcement, legal practice, sentencing,...
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Shame Management Through Reintegration
by Braithwaite, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. This ground-breaking book is a follow-on to John Braithwaite’s best-selling and influential Crime, Shame and Reintegration. Shame management is becoming a central concept, in theoretical and practical terms. This book makes a major...
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The (Re)Introduction of Restorative Justice in Kahnawake: “Beyond Indigenization”
by Haslip, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) E Law- Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law. 9(1): March 2002. The Canadian criminal ‘justice’ system has failed (and continues to fail), and justice has been denied to (and continues to be denied to), First Peoples and their descendants. Both the need for,...
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‘Juvenile Justice Reform: children’s rights and responsibilities versus crime control’
by Skelton, Ann
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) in CJ Davel (ed) Children’s Rights in a Transitional Society, published by Protea Books, Pretoria, 1999. A paper prepared for the conference on “Children’s Rights in a transitional society” held by the Centre for Child Law, University of Pretoria, 30...
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