Afterword: Exploring the unique role of forgiveness
by Ellis, George F. R
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Forgiveness and reconciliation: Religion, public policy, & conflict transformation, ed. Raymond G. Helmick, S.J., and Rodney L. Petersen, 385-400. With a foreword by Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu. Philadelphia: Templeton Foundation Press. In this concluding essay to the...
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After violence, reconstruction, reconciliation, and resolution: Coping with visible and invisible effects of war and violence
by Galtung, Johan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Reconciliation, Justice, and Coexistence: Theory & Practice, ed. Mohammed Abu-Nimer, pp. 3-23. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. As his chapter title indicates, Galtung explores ways to cope with the effects of war and violence, with the goals being reconstruction,...
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ADR: Is it Viable in Criminal Justice?
by Douglas, Kathy
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Legal date. 8(3):3. Examines the adoption of ALternative Dispute Resolution in the criminal justice system of Australia. Mediation by Victim Offender Reconciliation; concept of restorative justice; ADR through family group conferencing; problems of ADR processes in criminal...
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Achieving Satisfying Justice
by Canadian Criminal Justice Association
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Canadian Criminal Justice Bulletin (January). This document looks briefly at questions scheduled for discussion at a March 1997 symposium for Canadian policy makers, criminal justice professionals and community workers. The symposium was scheduled to launch a national initiative...
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Accountability in the delivery of community penalties: To whom, for what, and why?
by Rumgay, Judith
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Community penalties: Change and challenges, eds. Anthony Bottoms, Loraine Gelsthorpe, and Sue Rex, 126-145. Cambridge Criminal Justice Series. Devon, UK: Willan Publishing. Noting a number of governmental policy changes in recent years, Rumgay observes that the Probation...
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Accountability: Difference and diversity in the delivery of community penalties
by Gelsthrope, Loraine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Community penalties: Change and challenges, eds. Anthony Bottoms, Loraine Gelsthorpe, and Sue Rex, 146-167. Cambridge Criminal Justice Series. Devon, UK: Willan Publishing. While some have addressed accountability with respect to management issues, obligations to the...
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The ACAS approach to employment dispute resolution
by Noonan, Francis
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Mediation in Context, ed. Marian Liebmann, 155-165. With an introduction by Marian Liebmann. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. With respect to the United Kingdom, Noonan observes that the current approach of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) to...
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Aboriginal youth and restorative justice: Critical notes from the Australian frontier
by Blagg, Harry
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) In Restorative justice for juveniles: Conferencing, mediation and circles, ed. Allison Morris and Gabrielle Maxwell, 227-242. With a foreword by DJ Carruthers. Oxford: Hart Publishing. Rates of incarceration for aboriginal people in Australia are disproportionately high. Does...
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Justice in Aboriginal Communities: Sentencing Alternatives
by Green, Ross
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Purich Press, 1998. Canada’s criminal justice system has had a troubled relationship with Aboriginal People. This discord can be seen in disproportionally high rates of Aboriginal incarceration and in the limited recognition given by the...
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Concluding Comments: VORP and the Correctional Future
by Conrad, J
June 4, 2015
Source: (1990) In: B. Galaway and J. Hudson (eds.), Criminal Justice, Restitution and Reconciliation. Monsey NY: Criminal Justice Press, pp. 227-236. This essay summarizes preceding chapters and suggests directions for future development. Victim-offender reconciliation programming (VORP)...
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Neighborhood Justice Centers: An Alternative to Adjudication? Proceedings From the Second Connecticut Justice Academy White Paper Conference
by Connecticut Justice Academy, Charles
June 4, 2015
Source: (1982) Haddam, CT: Connecticut Justice Academy, 51p. This series of papers on neighborhood justice centers makes recommendations for planning and structuring such centers. The justice center concept offers opportunities for the disputants to become directly involved in determining an...
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Mediation Primer: A Training Guide for Mediators in the Criminal Justice System
by Community Justice Initiatives Association, Charles
June 4, 2015
Source: (1983) Kitchener, CAN.: Community Justice Initiatives of Waterloo Region. This manual has developed out of two programs in Kitchener, Ontario: The Community Mediation Service (CMS), and the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP). CMS deals with minor disputes on a pretrial...
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One Application of Restorative Justice: A Restorative System of Criminal Justice
by Committee on Criminal Justice, Charles
June 4, 2015
Source: (1989) Testimony on Restorative Justice. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Religious Society of Friends, 9/27/89, 8p. A Quaker minute calling for a restorative response to crime. Restorative justice seeks to equally love victims and offenders, and holds offenders accountable without...
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Convicted: New Hope for Ending America’s Crime Crisis
by Colson, Charles
June 4, 2015
Source: (1989) Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 109p. This essay describes the problems inherent in U.S. prisons, jails, courtrooms and communities, and emphasizes the need for a new philosophy to deal with crime. Topics include: the “real” roots of crime; prisons as...
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Justice Report
by Colson, Charles
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Justice Report. (Fall 1994), complete issue Several articles in this report focus on restorative justice in California, community corrections, the role of moral choices in crime control, the direction and future of corrections and intermediate punishments, the Victims...
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