“Decolonising restoration and justice in transitional cultures.”
by Findlay, Mark
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Restorative justice: Philosophy to practice, ed. Heather Strang and John Braithwaite, 185-201. Burlington, Vermont, U.S.: Ashgate Publishing Company. Employing perspectives and techniques of comparative contextual analysis, Findlay maintains that restorative justice may be...
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Debating South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
by Dyzenhaus, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) University of Toronto Law Journal (Summer99) 49(3): 311. Introduces a series of articles about South Africa’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Impact of the TRC on the administration of justice; Challenges to the TRC posed by its apparent failure to do...
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“Dangers and opportunities of restorative community justice: A response to critics.”
by Bazemore, Gordon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Restorative community justice: Repairing harm and transforming communities, ed. Gordon Bazemore and Mara Schiff, 309-332. With an introduction by Gordon Bazemore and Mara Schiff. Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing Co. In this essay Schiff and Bazemore respond to challenges...
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Cultivating Community in Conversational Circles.”
by Pepinsky, Hal.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Contemporary Justice Review. 3(2):175. Pepinsky addresses the question of how to find societal safety as ‘ultimate...
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Criminal justice in Germany: Facts and figures.
by Jehle, Jörg-Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Berlin: Federal Ministry of Justice. Fourth Edition 2005. Downloaded 19 December 2005. In this paper, the author reviews the main criminal justice data in Germany. Data are presented for police crime figures on recorded crime and suspects, types of cases, all levels of...
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“The criminal defense attorney: Roadblock or bridge to restorative justice.”
by Cochran Jr, Robert F.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Reprinted from the Journal of Law and Religion 14 (1): 211-228. Cochran points out that, while alternative dispute resolution is now common in civil litigation, it is virtually unheard of in criminal justice cases, despite the recognized problems with the current criminal...
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“Crime, victims and justice. Paper presented at the Making Crime Pay conference. Wellington, New Zealand, June 1994.”
by Jamieson, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Stimulus 2 (August): 29-30. Based on his experience in the New Zealand police, Jamieson contends that reform of the criminal justice system must seek at least two interrelated objectives: (1) reduction in crime; and (2) reduction in the prison population. Jamieson favorably...
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“Crime in a convict republic.”
by Braithwaite, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) The Modern Law Review 64 (January): 11-50. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2001. Braithwaite investigates the history of the regulation of crime with particular attention to Australia and its history as a penal colony. He argues for revision of a five-stage model of regulation in...
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“Crime and Justice.”
by Colman, Adrian
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Youth Studies Australia. 20(1): 4. Presents updates on crime and justice in Australia as of March 2001. Findings on the effectiveness of a restorative-justice program for young offenders in Canberra; information on the forum organized by the South Australian Government for youth...
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“Crime and punishment: Why the Old Testament? Paper presented at the Making Crime Pay conference. Wellington, New Zealand, June 1994.”
by McKenzie, Peter
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Stimulus 2 (August): 16-22. McKenzie discusses Old Testament notions of law and punishment and relates them to modern ideas and practices of criminal justice. His paper explores the nature of Old Testament law through examination of the Decalogue, the Book of the Covenant, laws...
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“Crime and punishment. Paper presented at the Making Crime Pay conference. Wellington, New Zealand, June 1994.”
by Marshall, Chris
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Stimulus 2 (August): 43-55. Marshall explores issues pertaining to the relevance of New Testament theology and ethics in relation to public opinion and public policy on crime and punishment. Toward this end, he covers the following topics: the social context of New Testament...
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“Criminal Conflicts Involving Minors: Problems and Perspectives of Victim-Offender Mediation.”
by Grazia Mannozi, Marianne
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) In Restorative Justice for Juveniles: Potentialities, Risks and Problems, Lode Walgrave, ed., Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. This paper presents a theoretical framework for victim-offender mediation in Italy, implemented in some pilot schemes in recent years. One of...
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“Correctional Treatment and the Human Spirit”
by Braswell, Michael C
June 4, 2015
Source: (1989) Federal Probation, pp.49-60. June. To be part of a justice system that is more humane for both the community at large and for the offender, correctional treatment must refocus on the power of relationship as a priority for positive change. This refocusing will require treatment...
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“Correctional policies: Balancing reforms with resources.”
by Knapp, Kay A
June 4, 2015
Source: (1989) The Journal of State Government 62 (March/April): 79-83. Knapp identifies two typical paths followed in the United States for sentencing reform: (1) an emphasis on non-custodial community corrections programs; and (2) structured sentencing. She laments that the two paths are...
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Correctional Counseling and Rehabilitation.
by Van Voorhis, Patricia
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) (4th ed.), Cincinnati, OH: Anderson. The three chapters in Part One, “A Philosophical and Professional Framework for Correctional Counseling,” explore the personal dimension of correctional counseling, the various purposes of correctional counseling, and the world of...
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