Indiana Juvenile Crime Forum proceedings
by Brinker, Gregory P
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Foreword by H. John Okeson. Indianapolis, IN: Crime Control Policy Center of the Hudson Institute. In 1997 a series of hearings were held throughout Indiana to gain firsthand knowledge about juvenile justice from judges, prosecutors, probation officers, law enforcement...
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Individual and civic notions of forgiveness
by Lamb, Sharon
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Chicago: University of Illinois at Chicago. Pointing out that contemporary discourse on forgiveness roots in both theology and psychology, Lamb reflects on our personal and public ideas of forgiveness. Her inquiry starts with a survey of definitions of forgiveness. This leads to...
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Indigenous justice systems and tribal society
by Melton, Ada Pecos
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Judicature 79 (December). Reprinted online by Tribal Court Clearinghouse. Melton states that dual justice systems exist in many contemporary tribal communities. Melton describes one of these systems as an American paradigm of justice. The other he calls an indigenous paradigm....
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Indian tradition and custom in adjudication under rules of evidence
by Zion, James W
June 4, 2015
Source: Printed online by Tribal Court Clearinghouse. In this article, Zion addresses the issue whether Indian tradition and custom are relevant in American law. Specifically, Zion examines how courts receive evidence of Indian tradition and custom under rules of evidence. Toward this end, he...
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The incorporation of customary law and principle into sentencing decisions in the South Pacific region.
by Newton, Tess
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Paper presented at the History of Crime, Policing and Punishment Conference. Canberra, Australia, 9-10 December 1999. Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Criminology. In this paper Newton examines the means whereby principles of custom and customary law have been...
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In Canada, solving youth crime tribal way
by Walker, Ruth
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Christian Science Monitor. Thursday, November 12, page B3. In this article Walker points to the potential of restorative justice ideas and processes in the Canadian justice system. Those ideas and processes may give greater satisfaction to victims, and they may offer governments...
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“Implementation of strategic partnerships and effective practices.”
by Mckenzie, Doug
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Paper presented at the Reducing Criminality: Partnerships and Best Practice conference. Perth, 31 July – 1 August 2000. Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Criminology. Mckenzie, highlighting the city of Fairfield near Sydney, Australia, describes the importance...
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“The Implementation of Group Conferencing in Juvenile Justice in Victoria.”
by Griffiths, Mark
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Paper presented at the Restoration for Victims of Crime Conference. Australian Institute of Criminology and Victims Referral and Assistance Service. Melbourne This paper outlined the unique features of the Victorian model of Group Conferencing operating in Juvenile Justice....
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Impact Evaluation of Victim Services Programs: STOP Grants Funded by the Violence Against Women Act: Summary
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, United States. An impact evaluation of the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women grants program funded with Federal grants under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994 used data from two...
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“The impact of community service work on Ohio state prisoners: A restorative justice perspective and overview.”
by Wilkinson, Reginald A
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Corrections Management Quarterly Wilkinson, director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, begins by summarizing the current state of corrections in Ohio. He notes the limits of the emphasis on incapacitation, “just desserts,â€? and...
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Images of restorative justice.
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) IntoItions 1 (July-August). Pranis likens restorative justice to a kaleidoscope: the images vary, but they come from the same pieces. The images of restorative justice change but always come from the core elements of restorative justice. With this metaphor in view, she offers a...
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The ice cream man
by Beane, Becky
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) VORP News 19 (May/June): 3-4. The author relates a story of juvenile offending and the response to it. Along with others, a twelve year old boy vandalized his elementary school. He was apprehended, expelled from school, and confined to a youth detention center for several days....
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“Humanistic Mediation: A Transformative Journey of Peacemaking.”
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Mediation Quarterly 14 (3) : 201-213. In this document a humanistic model of mediation is presented to argue for the intrinsic transformative and healing potential of mediation. The dominant Western “settlement driven‿ model of problem-solving mediation is contrasted...
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“How to reform a Serial Killer: The Buddhist Approach to Restorative Justice.”
by Loy, David R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Journal of Buddhist Ethics. 7:145-168. This article considers how Buddhist perspectives on crime and punishment support the contemporary movement toward restorative (in place of retributive) justice. It begins by examining the two Pàli suttas that most directly address these...
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An exercise in pacifist epistemology
by Huebner, Chris K
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Paper presented at the Theology and Culture: Peacemaking in a Globalized World conference. Bienenberg Theological Seminary, Switzerland, 25-29 June. Huebner argues that Christian pacifism is not merely a conclusion of an ethical theory; it is also a style of thinking or mode of...
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