Impact Evaluation of STOP Grant Programs for Reducing Violence Against Women Among Indian Tribes
by Luna, Eileen M.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) U. S. Dept. of Justice, NIJ/NCJRS. This report presents the methodology and findings of an impact evaluation of Indian tribal programs intended to assist law enforcement and prosecution efforts to develop and strengthen strategies to combat violent crimes against women, as well...
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“Ideology in criminal procedure, or a third ‘model’ of the criminal process. “
by Griffiths, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (1970) The Yale Law Journal 79 (January): 359-417. Griffiths holds that American criminal procedure is determined by a prevailing ideology. Primarily to demonstrate the problem of ideology in criminal procedure, he presents an alternative to the prevailing ideology in this paper. With...
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“Ideals and Reality in Community Mediation.”
by Grõnfors, M
June 4, 2015
Source: (1989) Mediation and Criminal Justice: Victims, Offenders and Community, pp. 140-151, 1989, Martin Wright and Burt Galaway, eds. London: Sage Publication. Cases are referred either directly from the public or from the authorities. The mediation office selects the principal mediator for...
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I can remember a time “A crime victim’s journey to restorative justice.”
by Halbert, Ellen
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) The ICCA Journal 3 (August): 40-43. A victim of violent crime, Halbert recounts the effects of crime and the criminal justice process on her and her family. These events propelled her to advocacy for victims’ rights through a variety of roles. In this article, she...
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Human rights dispute resolution: Protecting the ‘public interest.’
by Parker, Tara
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Alberta, Canada: Canadian Forum on Civil Justice. Human rights commissions may promote “interest-basedâ€? mediation to expand their dispute resolution processes. Some have criticized such informal dispute resolutions, as against more formal processes, when the...
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Human Relations in Corrections.
by Braswell, Michael C
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) (4th ed.), Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland. An overview and seven cases address ethical problems from the perspective of court professionals; a family court judge must use discretion in a child abuse case, and other cases require deciding the appropriate purpose and limits of a...
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“Humanizing the Nigerian Prison Through Literacy Education: Echoes From Afar”
by Eggleston, Carolyn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Journal of Correctional Education. 52(1):18-22. Since the inception of the prison service in Nigeria, there have been little systematic educational provisions for prison inmates due to limited resource allocation. Early colonial studies have emphasized the custodial functions of...
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“Introduction. “
by Hudson, Joe
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) In Restorative justice: International perspectives, ed. Burt Galaway and Joe Hudson, 1-14. With an introduction by Joe Hudson and Burt Galaway. Monsey, New York: Criminal Justice Press. In their introduction to this book, Hudson and Galaway remark that restorative justice is...
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Homicide Survivors Meet the Offender Prior to Execution. Restorative Justice Through Dialogue
by Vos, Betty
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Homicide Studies. 4(1): 63-87. This article presents two case studies that represent the first examination of any capital murder cases involving a victim offender mediation/dialogue session between a surviving family member and the death row inmate facing execution shortly after...
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“A Hometown Approach to Crime.”
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) State Government News, Oct 96, Vol. 39 (9): 14. Pranis looks at the growing community involvement in crime prevention in the United State. She contends that justice may have a new look in the 21st century, with a focus on victims’ involvement and community restoration....
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“The history of restorative justice.”
by Weitekamp, Elmar G. M
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) In Restorative juvenile justice: Repairing the harm of youth crime, ed. Gordon Bazemore and Lode Walgrave, 75-102. With an introduction by Gordon Bazemore and Lode Walgrave. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press. In this essay, Weitekamp traces the history of restorative justice....
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“History and overview of mediation in the UK.”
by Liebmann, Marian
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Mediation in Context, ed. Marian Liebmann, 19-38. With an introduction by Marian Liebmann. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Liebmann charts the history and development of mediation in key sectors of society in the United Kingdom. This covers industrial and employment...
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“Helping crime victims in Switzerland.”
by Kuhn, Andre
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) In Support for crime victims in a comparative perspective, ed. Ezzat Fattah and Tony Peters, 55-68. A collection of essays dedicated to the memory of Prof. Frederic McClintock. With a preface by Ezzat Fattah and Tony Peters. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. To examine...
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“Healing justice: A Buddhist perspective.”
by Loy, David R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In The spiritual roots of restorative justice, ed. Michael L. Hadley, 81-97. With an introduction by Michael L. Hadley. SUNY series in religious studies, ed. Harold Coward. Albany, New York, USA: State University of New York Press. Loy asserts that justice is an ultimate issue...
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“Healing, reconciliation, and forgiving after genocide and other collective violence.”
by Laurie Anne Pearlman, Tag
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Forgiveness and reconciliation: Religion, public policy, & conflict transformation, ed. Raymond G. Helmick, S.J., and Rodney L. Petersen, 195-217. With a foreword by Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu. Philadelphia: Templeton Foundation Press. In this chapter, Staub and Pearlman...
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