“Alternative Dispute Resolution Movement.”
by Ray, L.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1982) Peace and Change 8(2/3):117-128. This essay discusses the need for alternative dispute resolution programs and traces the historical background of this movement. This article presents a step-by-step model for a mediator’s performance and descriptions of current programs....
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“Privatization of Justice.”
by Ray, L.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) In: G.W. Bowman, S. Hakim, et al. (eds.), Privatizing the United States Justice System: Police, Adjudication, and Corrections Services. Jefferson, NC: McFarland Company, pp. 190-202. This essay considers the range of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs, which has...
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“Colonization, Power and Silence: A History of Indigenous Justice in New Zealand Society.”
by Pratt, J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) In: B. Galaway and J. Hudson (eds.), Restorative Justice: International Perspectives. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, pp. 137-156. This essay discusses the pre-colonial Maori concepts of justice. This system, in the eyes of the British colonists, seemed to encourage disorder...
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“A State Initiative toward Restorative Justice: The Minnesota Experience.”
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) In: B. Galaway and J. Hudson (eds.), Restorative Justice: International Perspectives. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, pp. 493-504. The Minnesota Department of Corrections has created a full time position to promote and support movement toward a restorative justice approach...
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“Crime Shame and Reintegration: Review, Questions and Comments.”
by Potter, R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) Australia & New Zealand Journal of Sociology 28(2):224-232. This paper reviews Crime, Shame and Reintegration (Braithwaite, 1989) to isolate key concepts and processes in this new integrative theory. After outlining the theory, a series of questions is proposed which when...
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“Constructing and Implementing a Model Juvenile Diversion Program.”
by Pogrebin, M.R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1984) Youth and Society 15(3):305-324. This paper reports on experimental design was used to test the effectiveness of diversion services. The Adams County Juvenile Diversion Project (ACJD) (Colorado) avoided widening the social control net for juveniles, reduced court and probation...
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“ëWAAGE Hannover E.V.ÃÂ: A Reconciliation and Restitution Program for Adult Offenders and Victims: The Concept for Practice and Research.”
by Netzig, L
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. 513-524. The Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony...
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Peacemaking in Your Neighborhood: Reflections on an Experiment in Community Mediation.
by Beer, J
June 4, 2015
Source: (1986) Philadelphia, PA: New Society Publishers, 245p. The history and methods of the Community Dispute Settlement (CDS) program in Delaware County, PA are described. Started in 1976 by the Friends Suburban Project, the project seeks to prevent violence and provide an alternative to...
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Mediation Services: An Evaluation.
by Woods, A
June 4, 2015
Source: (1987) Manitoba, CAN: Manitoba Attorney General, 56p. This research reports on a victim-offender mediation program in Winnipeg, CAN, which handles 3 types of cases: diversion, community disputes and post-plea referrals. The majority of cases referred (65%) were diversionary. Most cases...
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Myths That Cause Crime.
by P. Jesilow, Hal.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1985) Cabin John, MD: Seven Locks, 170p. This essay by two criminologists attempts to disprove the following ten “myths” in American crime policy: crime is increasing; most crime is committed by the poor; some groups are more law-abiding than others; white collar crime is...
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Criminology as Peacemaking.
by Pepinsky, Hal.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1991) Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 350p. An anthology includes 20 essays and reviews on the emerging criminology of peacemaking. The peacemaking perspective seeks to alleviate suffering and thereby reduce crime. Peacemaking criminology envisions human transformation in...
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“Violence as Unresponsiveness: Toward a New Conception of Crime.”
by Pepinsky, Hal.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1988) Justice Quarterly 5(4):539-563. This essay views crime and punishment as synonymous forms of domination that rise and fall as systems of power are concentrated and dissipated. The result is a theory of “unresponsiveness, +” and a counterpart theory of peacemaking as...
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“Issues of Citizen Involvement in Policing.”
by Pepinsky, Hal.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1989) Crime & Delinquency 35(3):458-470. Citizens ask 4 things of police: to relieve fear and risk of crime, manage disputes, provide services and be accountable. The meeting of each of these objects is modeled as a subsystem of police-citizen interaction. Properly modeled, the 4...
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The Geometry of Violence and Democracy.
by Pepinsky, Hal.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1991) Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 160p. A theoretical essay radically reconceptualizes the crime problem, shifting the emphasis from how offenders behave to how people’s motives interact and from a distinct social problem to an inseparable part of the problem of...
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“Widening the Circle: Family Group Decision Making.”
by Pennell, J
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Journal of Child and Youth Care 9(1):1-11. The authors describe the philosophy and practice issues involved in the family group decision-making model aimed at stopping family violence. This model is being tested in a federally funded demonstration project in Newfoundland and...
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