Risk, pre-emption, and the limits of the criminal law.
by Child, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) In, Katherine Doolin, et. al, eds., Whose criminal justice? State or community?. Hook, Hampshire: Waterside Press. Pp. 51-68. At the core of state driven approaches to criminal justice is the concept of criminalisation. Formally speaking,the initial stage of criminalisation...
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Limiting criminal justice and regulation: The ‘freedom’ perspective.
by Sanders, Andrew
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) In, Katherine Doolin, et. al, eds., Whose criminal justice? State or community?. Hook, Hampshire: Waterside Press. Pp. 33-50. The idea for this book originated, in part, from a concern about the continual expansion of criminal law and state regulation. Unless the huge financial...
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Whose criminal justice? State or community?
by Doolin, Katherine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Hook, Hampshire: Waterside Press. The overarching theme of the book is the balance between the role of central government in creating and shaping the regulatory framework of criminal justice and the potential for communities at local level to become more involved and to exercise...
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Victim impact statements by family members in homicide cases.
by Roth, Lenny
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) E-brief 6/2011. NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service. This e-brief outlines the legislation and case law in NSW and it provides comparisons with legislation and case law in other Australian and overseas jurisdictions. The Government’s policy paper is examined, and a...
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A humanist defence and critique of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
by Jakopovich, Dan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Peace Studies Journal. 4(1):51-65. In this essay, I will assess the South African TRC from a radical humanist, peace-building perspective. Instead of the usual approach which judges the TRC according to its success or failure to achieve the objectives of ―retributive...
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Restorative practices: Whole-school change to build safer, saner school communities.
by Mirsky, Laura
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Restorative Practices E-Forum. 26 May. Ultimately, restorative practices and Whole-School Change benefits the entire school community — staff as much as students. Staff members say that restorative practices is improving staff-to-staff communication as much as...
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Media toolkit for restorative justice organisations.
by Pali, Brunilda
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Leuven:European Forum for Restorative Justice. The Media Toolkit was prepared within the framework of the project Building social support for restorative justice, implemented by the European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) and the partner organisations, between April 2008...
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Building social support for restorative justice: Media, civil society, and citizens.
by Pali, Brunilda
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Leuven:European Forum for Restorative Justice. The Report was prepared within the framework of the project Building Social for Restorative Justice, implemented by the European Forum for Restorative Justice and partner organizations between April 2008 and April 2010, co-financed...
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Promising interventions for reducing Indigenous juvenile offending.
by Richards, Kelly
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Indigenous Justice Clearing House. Brief 10, March 2011. A range of measures (including diversion and juvenile conferencing programs) has recently been implemented to reduce the over-representation of Indigenous juveniles in detention, and minimise the contact of juveniles with...
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The struggle for “ownership of conflict”: An exploration of victim participation and voice in the criminal justice system.
by Englebrecht, Christine M.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Criminal Justice Review. 36(2):129-151. In the past several decades, the victims’ rights movement has advocated for a more inclusive criminal justice system, one that would allow victims greater voice. In response, states have created opportunities for victims to...
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Do victim impact programs reduce recidivism for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated? Findings from an outcomes evaluation.
by Crew, Benjamin Keith
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law and Society. 24(2):153-163. In victim impact panels, persons convicted of driving while intoxicated are confronted by survivors of accidents caused by drunk drivers. The objective is to reduce the number of subsequent...
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What restorative justice might learn from administrative theory.
by Stout, Margaret
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Contemporary Justice Review. 14(2):203-225. Two administrative ideal-types related to competing forms of justice: retributive and restorative include ontological and epistemological foundations and associated organizational theory. The alternate understandings are coherently...
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Crime, Punishment, and Restorative Justice: From the Margins to the Mainstream.
by London, Ross D.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Boulder, CO:FirstForumPress. The intent of this book is to provide guidance for bringing restorative-justice principles from the margins to the mainstream of the criminal justice system by building on the core values of restorative justice and extending their reach. he theme...
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Huikahi restorative circles: Group process for self-directed planning and family healing.
by Walker, Lorenn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) European Journal of Probation. 2(2):76-95. The Huikahi Restorative Circle is a reentry planning group process that addresses individual incarcerated people’s needs for achieving criminal desistence. The Circles use public health learning principles including applied...
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Ensuring access to justice through community courts in Eritrea
by Andemariam, Senai W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2011) Traditional justice: Practitioners’ perspectives. Paper No. 3. Rome: International Development Law Organization. The Eritrean communities have an age-long tradition of local dispute resolution in accordance with their respective customary laws, most of which are codified...
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