“Victims, Mediation and Criminal Justice.”
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Criminal Law Review (March):187-199. The rights of victims of crimes are increasingly recognized, including the right to information and to reparation. Two projects are described which give the victims the opportunity to obtain information and/or reparation form the offender....
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“Can Mediation Be an Alternative to Criminal Justice?”
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) In: B. Galaway and J. Hudson (eds.), Restorative Justice: International Perspectives. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, pp. 227-240. This essay argues that many people, including victims, are attracted by moves towards adopting a new fundamental principle, restorative justice....
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“Restorative Justice Implementation in Minnesota is a Key Focus of State Department of Corrections.”
by Wood, F
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Restorative Justice Newsletter Minnesota Department of Corrections Restorative Justice Program, November, pp. 1-2. This article describes the Minnesota Department of Corrections’ efforts to implement restorative justice throughout the state. It is suggested that...
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The End of Punishment: Christian Perspectives on the Crisis in Criminal Justice.
by Wood, C
June 4, 2015
Source: (1991) Edinburgh, SCOT: Saint Andrew Press. This essay examines the underlying assumptions, principles and conflicts characterizing the penal crisis in Great Britain, with emphasis on the potential contributions of the Christian theological...
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“The Future of Corrections.”
by Wolfgang, M
June 4, 2015
Source: (1987) Prison Journal 67(2):88-89. In this special edition the second commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, on the future of corrections over the next 25 years., Wolfgang predicts an electronic computerized identification system that will make...
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Punishment, Crime & Market Forces.
by Wilkins, L.T
June 4, 2015
Source: (1991) Aldershot, UK and Brookfield, VT: Dartmouth Publishing. A theoretical essay explores possible explanations for the variation in punishment (i.e., incarceration rates) among nations with similar socioeconomic and cultural environments. Data analysis clearly shows that variations...
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“Victims Task Force Final Report.”
by Wilkie, R
June 4, 2015
Source: (1993) Criminal Justice Quarterly (3):8-10. This report contains 102 recommendations based on a process involving 5 years of viewing the system from the perspective of the victim. The report maintains that, despite its responsibility to maintain community values, the criminal justice...
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Opinions and Recommendations Concerning the Legal Position and Compensation of the Victims of Crimes.
by White Ring Public Benefit Association Budapest, M.S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Budapest, Hungary: White Ring Public Benefit Association. The White Ring Public Benefit Association in Budapest, Hungary, concerned with victim assistance, support, and compensation, offers specific recommendations to improve the legal position of crime victims. The association...
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“Restorative Community Sentences.”
by Whitaker, M.S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Conference, Annual Meeting, Chicago, November 20-23, 1996. This paper discusses how a paradigm shift to a restorative model is useful for victims, communities, the criminal justice community and the offender. Sentencing To...
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Thinking Harder About Democratising Social Control
by Braithwaite, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) In: C. Alder and J. Wundersitz (eds.), Family Conferencing and Juvenile Justice: The Way Forward or Misplaced Optimism? Canberra, AUS: Australian Institute of Criminology, pp. 199-216. This paper is a response to theoretical critiques of community accountability conferences. The...
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“Restitution and Conflict Resolution in the Netherlands.”
by Wemmers, J
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) In: B. Galaway and J. Hudson (eds.), Restorative Justice: International Perspectives. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, pp. 431-444. The Netherlands financial restitution has come to dominate restorative justice by pushing conflict resolution to the background. An experiment...
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“Restitution: A New Paradigm of Criminal Justice or a New Way to Widen the System of Social Control?”
by Weitekamp, Elmar G. M
June 4, 2015
Source: (1989) Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania. Dissertation Abstracts International. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms, 301p. Current restitution programs seriously limit eligible offenders, usually admitting primarily property and first time offenders and excluding minority...
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“Recent Developments on Restitution and Victim-Offender Reconciliation in the USA and Canada: An Assessment.”
by Weitekamp, Elmar G. M
June 4, 2015
Source: (1991) In: G. Kaiser, H. Kury and H. Albrecht (eds.), Victims and Criminal Justice: Legal Protection, Restitution and Support. Criminological Research Reports, Volume 51, Max-Plank Institute, pp. 423-456. This essay discusses the recent rationale, purpose and issues around restitution...
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“Reparative Justice: Towards a Victim Oriented System.”
by Weitekamp, Elmar G. M
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) European Journal on Criminal Justice Policy and Research 1(1):70-93. This essay critically evaluates the emergence of reparative justice, arguing that its confinement to trivial offenses is unwarranted. Reparative schemes have been used historically for a variety of violent...
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“Can Restitution Serve as a Reasonable Alternative to Imprisonment? An Assessment of the Situation in the USA.”
by Weitekamp, Elmar G. M
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) In: H. Messmer and H.-U. Otto (eds.), Restorative Justice on Trial: Pitfalls and Potentials of Victim-Offender Mediation: International Research Perspectives. Dordrecht, NETH: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 81-104. Despite the fact that restitution and mediation advocates in...
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