“The Role of Probation in Restitution Procedures.”
by Smit, J.
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. 387-396. This article discusses the role of probation in restitution...
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Juvenile Justice for South Africa: Proposals for Policy and Legislative Change.
by Skelton, Ann
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Cape Town, South Africa: University of Cape Town Institute of Criminology, 60p. This paper offers proposals for policy and legislative changes to create an effective juvenile justice system in South Africa. The proposals emphasize accountability, encourage young people to take...
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Ethics and Values of Community Boards: Developing Concept Tools for the Work of Community Members.
by Shonholtz, R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1981) San Francisco, CA: Community Board Program. This essay argues that the ethics and values that community boards apply in resolving neighborhood conflicts, not only facilitate the resolution of conflicts brought before them, but also provide a model of community values for...
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“Work and Structure of a Neighborhood Justice System.”
by Shonholtz, R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1983) In: M. Volpe et al. (eds.), Mediation in the Justice System: Conference Proceedings. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association Special Committee on Resolution of Minor Disputes, pp. 138-145. This essay argues that neighborhood justice systems can be effective in reducing conflict,...
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New Justice Theories and Practice
by Shonholtz, R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1983) San Francisco, CA: Community Board Center for Policy and Training. This paper focuses on the alternative justice movement and the limitations and potential it offers. The ‘agency-mediation’ model interrelates a criminal justice agency’s case referral procedures...
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Community Boards: Outreach Materials and Manual.
by Shonholtz, R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1983) San Francisco, CA: Community Board Center for Policy and Training. This manual wide for use by community-based conflict resolution programs provides a sampling of print outreach materials, developed for either individual neighborhoods or program-wide distribution. The material...
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“Neighborhood Justice Systems: Work, Structure, and Guiding Principles.”
by Shonholtz, R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1984) Mediation Quarterly 5: 3-30. The development of The Community Boards Program, the Nation’s first neighborhood-based justice system, is discussed, and the goals, values, and ethics involved in developing neighborhood self-governance of disputes are described. Myths that...
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“Citizens’ Role in Justice: Building a Primary Justice and Prevention System at the Neighborhood Level.”
by Shonholtz, R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1987) Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 494: 42-53. This essay argues that policymakers and urban mayors should support the development of community justice systems, because they are the only method currently known to reduce the level of violence between...
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“Randomizing Shame to Criminal Events: Issues in Experimental Criminology.”
by Sherman, L.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Conference, Annual Meeting, Chicago, November 20-23, 1996. This essay reports on the Canberra AUS Reintegrative Shaming Experiment (RISE), which has randomly assigned shaming conferences or court to over 500 offenders. In...
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“Mediating Adolescent/Parent Conflicts.”
by Shaw, M.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1989) In: M. Wright and B. Galaway (eds.), Mediation and Criminal Justice: Victims, Offenders and Community. London, UK: Sage Publications, pp. 132-139. This chapter reports on the Children’s Aid Society’s PINS (Persons in Need of Supervision) Mediation Project established...
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“Emotions and Adjudication: Status Degradation among White-Collar Criminals.”
by Benson, M.L
June 4, 2015
Source: (1990) Justice Quarterly 7(3):515-528. A study uses interview data to explore the emotional experiences of 30 white-collar offenders. Adjudication generated anger and rage, as well as shame and embarrassment, in the respondents. Both anger and rage have potentially dysfunctional...
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“Dispute Resolution Programs: Should They Be Integrated Or Autonomous?”
by Shaw, M.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1989) Negotiation Journal 5(2):119-132. This analysis of the settings in which alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs have been established concludes that neither a completely centralized approach nor complete decentralization and autonomy of programs is the most desirable...
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“Is Restitution Legislation the Chameleon of the Victims’ Movement?”
by Shapiro, C.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1990) In: B. Galaway and J. Hudson (eds.), Criminal Justice, Restitution, and Reconciliation Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, pp. 73-80. Restitution has been one of the foremost components of recent legislation designed to address crime victims’ concerns. However, a review...
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“Adult Probation in America: Its Role in Restorative Justice.”
by Shapiro, C.
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. 397-408. Probation is the most pervasive arm of AmericaÃÂs vast...
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“Peer Juries as a Juvenile Justice Diversion Technique.”
by Stutts, B L
June 4, 2015
Source: (1987) Youth and Society 18(3):302-316. This study assesses an informal adjustment type of diversion: peer juries. The juries are composed of youths under age 17 who make recommendations regarding the disposition of young offenders. The Columbia County (GA) Peer Jury, established in...
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