“The New Zealand Model of Family Group Conferencing.”
by McElrea, F W M
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. 6(4):527-543. The Family Group Conference (FGC) originated in New Zealand where it is the foundation stone of the Youth Justice system introduced in 1989. A significant feature of that system is the way in which it enables...
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New Zealand criminal justice – a moment of truth. Paper presented at the Making Crime Pay conference. Wellington, New Zealand, June 1994.
by Consedine, Jim
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Stimulus 2 (August): 12-15. With various statistics on incarceration, Consedine laments the current state of the criminal justice system in New Zealand. The specifics of his argument include the following assertions about incarceration: the poor are imprisoned...
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“New York State Unified Court System Criminal Justice Program.”
by J. Lippman, Robin
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) New York State Unified Court System. United States. The program is responsive to the needs and demands of crime victims, offenders, law enforcement agencies, and communities. The program’s initiative falls into five broad categories. First, facilitated case processing...
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“here Are No Victimless Crimes: Community Impact Panels at the Midtown Community Court.”
by Campbell, Robin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) US Dept of Justice. Bureau of Justice Assistance. The central goal of panels is to give community residents a chance to talk about the impact of low-level crime on the community. Each panel is composed of community representatives, a facilitator, and offenders. The community...
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“The Norwegian mediation boards.”
by Dullum, Jane
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 4 (4): 86-94. Building on Nils Christie’s work on conflict, Dullum begins this paper by differentiating various kinds of models for conflict resolution. She then places the Norwegian mediation boards, first established in...
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`Nobody came’: criminal justice and the needs of victims.”
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (1977) Howard Journal. 16(1): 22-31. When a crime is committed, the action that follows traditionally is focused on the offender. The victim has little place in the criminal. The victim has little place in the criminal justice The criminal injuries compensation scheme, introduced in...
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“The NIC on Restorative Justice.”
by Dooley, Michael
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Corrections Today 59(7): 110-114 Dooley examines the National Institute of Corrections’ (NIC) involvement in community justice. He provides both a brief history of the NIC’s CJ efforts and information on current levels of agency...
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“Restorative Justice: A New Paradigm for the Prosecutor (A View From Hartford Community Court).”
by Kaas, Glenn M
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Prosecutor. 34 (6): 31-35. The court focuses on the reasons underlying the offensive behavior rather than on the offense and its possible penalties and seeks immediate provision of social services to address homelessness, hunger, mental disorders, drug abuse, or other underlying...
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“The `new’ justice: some implications for aboriginal communities.”
by La Prairie, Carol
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Canadian Journal of Criminology 40(1): 61-79. A critical review explores what the “new” restorative justice will mean for Aboriginal communities. The new justice is often perceived as a quick fix for inveterate problems within the mainstream society. The consequence...
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“New developments in probation and mediation in the Czech Republic.”
by Ourednickova, Lenka.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Newsletter of the European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice 1 (November): 1-2. Ourednickova reports on legislative reforms in the Czech Republic in the 1990s. The reforms provide the framework for community sanctions and methods of diversion. These...
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“Settling Disputes Between Neighbours in the Lifeworld: An Evaluation of Experiments With Community Mediation in the Netherlands.”
by Frans Spierings, J.B.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 7:483-507. Many neighbourhoods in the Netherlands have reached the stage of colliding subcultures, and interpersonal conflict. The young live next to the old, the rich next to the poor, single people next to families, the white...
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“Neighborhood Dispute Resolution Projects – The Legacy of Our Adversarial System.”
by Stulberg, J.B.
June 4, 2015
Source: Study of Barriers to the Use of Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution, Vermont School of Law Dispute Resolution Project. A typical case for mediation might involve neighbors for whom a minor disagreement cannot be resolved between themselves or forgotten. When these persons come to...
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“Negotiating a revolution: Toward integrating relationship building and reconciliation into office peace negotiations.”
by Rasmussen, J. Lewis.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Reconciliation, Justice, and Coexistence: Theory & Practice, ed. Mohammed Abu-Nimer, pp. 101-127. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. While significant attention has been given to pre-negotiation and negotiation in conflict situations, peacebuilding has only recently...
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“The myth of prison work. Third in a series of discussion papers on The Restorative Prison.”
by International Centre for Prison Studies
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) London: King’s College, International Centre for Prison Studies. In theory the prison is a place where inmates engage in gainful employment a significant part of each day. This study examines that conception and determines that it is not true. Included in this study is a...
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A Community Response to 9/11 Hate Crime: Restorative Justice Through Dialogue
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Contemporary Justice Review. 6(4): 383-391. Nearly two hours after the September 11 terrorist attacks, a hate crime was committed against the Islamic Cultural Center in Eugene, Oregon. Rather than following the conventional criminal justice process, the director of the center...
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