Making Amends: Mediation and Reparation in Criminal Justice.
by Davis, G
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) London, UK: Routledge. A study examines the practice of reparation schemes, which enjoyed a renewed vitality in the 1980s as an alternative to retributivism and the various utilitarian programs associated with it. Despite apparently disappointing outcomes after government...
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“Community Justice Centres: Alternatives to Prosecution.”
by Anderson, K
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) In: P. Grabosky (ed.), National Symposium on Victimology: Proceedings. Phillip ACT, AUS: Australian Institute of Criminology, pp. 57-74. Community justice centers in New South Wales (Australia) appear to be achieving their primary objective, the establishment of voluntary lay...
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“The Young Offenders Act 1993 (SA) and the Rights of the Child.”
by Darby, C
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Adelaide Law Review 16(2):285-307. This article discusses South AustraliaÃÂs Young Offenders Act 1993. The author reviews the historical context of the lawÃÂs passage and considers the ideology and conceptual foundations of the Act in relation to internal standards of...
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Restorative Justice: Practice.
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (1990) Washington, DC: Justice Fellowship. Restorative justice is new paradigm of justice, and the purpose of this third in a 3 part series (see Van Ness, et al. 1989) is to outline specific programs designed to advance restorative justice by achieving the four goals. The first chapter...
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Restorative Justice: Principles
by Souryal, C
June 4, 2015
Source: (1990) Washington, DC: Justice Fellowship. Restorative justice is new paradigm of justice, and the purpose of this second handbook in a 3 part series (see Van Ness, et al. 1989) is to develop principles of applications that will link theory to practice. Specific principles are...
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The Practice of Punishment: Toward a Theory of Restorative Justice.
by Cragg, W
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) London, UK: Routledge. This book develops a theory of punishment based in the view that the central function of law is to reduce justified recourse to violence in the resolution of disputes. Understanding the implications of this for coercing compliance with the law allows the...
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Targeting Intervention Strategies to Reduce Juvenile Recidivism
by Coumarelos, C
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology 28: 55-72. This critical review examines the hypothesis that formal processing of juvenile offenders is inherently criminogenic. This thesis lacks empirical support, and has been reinforced by recent claims that...
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Reconciliation and the Mutualist Model of Community.
by Cordella, J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1991) In: H. Pepinsky and R. Quinney (eds.), Criminology as Peacemaking. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, pp. 30-46. This paper presents a mutualist model of community which views conflict as a weakening of communion among its members and implies a need for restoration to...
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“A Communitarian Theory of Social Order.”
by Cordella, J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) In: L. Siegel and P. Cordella (eds.), Readings in Contemporary Criminology. Chicago, IL: Northeastern University Press. This essay discusses the relationship between conformity and social control in society. Morality is viewed from three types of social order existent in every...
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“The Highways and Byways of Dispute Resolution.”
by Cooke, L.H
June 4, 2015
Source: (1981) St John’s Law Review 55(4):611-632. Recently developed alternative techniques of dispute resolution may improve the quality of justice in the United States by individualizing treatment at the adjudication and dispositional stages and by encouraging victim offender...
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“Mediation: A Boon to Courts and Citizens.”
by Cooke, L.H
June 4, 2015
Source: (1982) Court Review 20(1):8-11, 16. When properly administered, mediation programs simultaneously involve the community in rendering justice, provide access to all citizens in an efficient manner, and structure remedies that are unavailable in court. Mediation offers a radical...
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Restorative Justice: Healing the Effects of Crime
by Consedine, Jim
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) NZ: Ploughshares Publications This book discusses the relationship between retributive justice and restorative justice. These perspectives are compared from the historical perspectives of New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain and the United States. Specific restorative...
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“Incorporating Victim Services.”
by American Probation and Parole Association, Mary
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Perspectives 18(3):1-57 (complete issue). This special issue focuses on current theories, concepts, and programs in victim services with special emphasis on their relation to probation and parole. Papers emphasize the necessity of understanding the dynamics of victimization and...
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Just Solutions: A Program Guide to Innovative Justice System Improvements.
by American Bar Association, Mary
June 4, 2015
Source: (1994) Chicago, IL: American Bar Association A manual originally prepared for delegates to the 1994 American Bar Association Law Day conference provides some 75 examples of programs that can be replicated around the U.S. by citizens attempting to ensure a fair and effective system of...
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Alternative Dispute Resolution: Bane or Boon to Attorneys?
by American Bar Association
June 4, 2015
Source: (1983) Washington, DC: American Bar Association Special Committee on Resolution of Minor Disputes. A panel composed of a judge, private attorneys, individuals with experience in mediation, and bar leaders discussed the effects of alternative dispute resolution on attorneys’...
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