“Domestic Violence and Defiance Theory: Understanding Why Arrest Can Backfire.”
by Sherman, Lawrence W
June 4, 2015
Source: Australian Violence: Contemporary Perspectives II. Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology. Sherman is developing defiance theory to explain the differing effect on domestic violence. Combining Braithwaite’s theory of reintegrative shaming with other theories of social...
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Doing Life: Reflections of Men and Women Serving Life Sentences.
by Zehr, Howard
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Intercourse, PA: Good Books. The author interviewed and photographed 70 men and women who are imprisoned for life, with little or no possibility of ever returning to society. All were convicted of homicide or being an accomplice to homicide. He offers some of their experiences...
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“Does religion fuel or heal in conflicts? “
by Helmick, Raymond G
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Forgiveness and reconciliation: Religion, public policy, & conflict transformation, ed. Raymond G. Helmick, S.J., and Rodney L. Petersen, 81-95. With a foreword by Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu. Philadelphia: Templeton Foundation Press. Is religion a resource or a problem...
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“Diversion Project Matrix: A Report From Four Sites Examining the Court’s Role in Diverting Families From Traditional Child Welfare Services Into Community-Based Programs.”
by National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges., Monica
June 4, 2015
Source: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Research report. The four sites are Hamilton County Juvenile Court in Cincinnati, Ohio; Family Court of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii; Superior Court of Santa Clara County in San Jose, CA.; and the Jefferson County Family Court in...
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“The Diversion of Neighbourhood Disputes to Community Mediation,”
by Mackay, Robert
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 35(4), pp 299-313. 1996. A study of decisionmaking about neighborhood disputes by criminal justice personnel was conducted, and the potential for diverting disputes to community mediation was evaluated. Carried out in a Scottish city, the...
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Diversion from prosecution to social work and other service agencies: Evaluation of the 100 per cent funding pilot programmes.
by Barry, Monica
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Edinburgh, Scotland: The Scottish Executive Central Research Unit. This document consists of a report on findings from the monitoring and evaluation of the pilot 100 per cent funded diversion programmes (the government’s policy of dedicated funding of statutory social...
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“Diversion of Drug Offenders and Drug Dependent Offenders From the Criminal Justice System: A Briefing Paper.”
by Queensland Criminal Justice Commission., Arthur
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Queensland Criminal Justice Commission. The report is divided into three parts. The first part discusses proposals currently being considered in Queensland for the diversion of drug offenders and drug dependent offenders, and current possibilities for the diversion of such...
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“Distilling Love and Inclusion.”
by Pepinsky, Hal.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Contemporary Justice Review. 3(4):479. Focuses on the response of the author to the addresses on restorative justice in the Justice Studies Association 2nd Conference. Basis for evaluation of responses to violence and Conflict; Preclusion from the attachment to the solution of...
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Dimensions of forgiveness: Psychological research & theological forgiveness.
by Worthington, Everett L
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) With a preface and an introduction by Everett L. Worthington, Jr. Philadelphia: Templeton Foundation Press. In October 1997 the John Templeton Foundation conducted a conference at Hope College (Holland, Michigan) to explore the scientific study of forgiveness, with more than...
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“The Development of Victim/Offender Mediation in the German Juvenile Justice System from the Legal and Criminological Point of View.”
by Hartmann, Arthur
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) In Restorative Justice for Juveniles: Potentialities, Risks and Problems, Lode Walgrave, ed., Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. The theoretical introduction shows that mediation in Germany is different from models such as, e.g., conferencing in Australia. The development...
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“The development of victimology and its impact on criminal justice policy: The case of Finland.”
by Joutsen, Matti
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) In Support for crime victims in a comparative perspective, ed. Ezzat Fattah and Tony Peters, 23-36. 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....
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“The development of victimology and its impact on criminal justice policy in the Netherlands.”
by Groenhuijsen, Marc
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) In Support for crime victims in a comparative perspective, ed. Ezzat Fattah and Tony Peters, 37-54. 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....
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Development of the Citizens, Victims, and Offenders Restoring Justice program at the Washington State Reformatory
by Charles Lawrence, P
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Criminal Justice Policy Review 10(3): 363-399. A study evaluates “Citizens, Victims, and Offenders Restoring Justice,” a pilot project at the Washington State Reformatory to explore how a restorative justice model might be practically applied in a prison setting. The...
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“Defusing Violence in South Africa: the Move to Establish Community Dispute Resolution Centers.”
by Fn’Piere, P
June 4, 2015
Source: (1993) Forum. (Winter) Pages: 23-27. The Community Dispute Resolution Trust is a committee of six individuals who help fund and guide the development of community dispute resolution centers that use mediation to resolve conflicts among community residents. This is an effort to provide...
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“Defining success in mediation.”
by Reichwald, Sarah.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) VOMA Connections no. 3 (Summer): 7, 10. Reichwald, a practitioner in the field of victim-offender mediation in Minnesota, poses certain basic questions concerning mediation. What constitutes success in mediation? How many times should an offender be permitted to participate in...
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