Crime victims treated like the ‘poor relation’
July 25, 2010
….The previous government had introduced a code for the treatment of victims, but research suggested that 80% of them neither needed nor wanted specialist support. Ms Casey said the problem was that the remaining 20% were being let down by what was on offer. This included nobody official...
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Request for assistance regarding a South African case
July 25, 2010
We are arguing in the case that a more restorative approach (rather than claiming monetary damages) would have promoted healing and been more proportional, and we are aiming to make comparisons with our new Child Justice Act, which encourages diversion and allows for FGCs and VOMs as an...
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Offenders provide for food pantries
July 20, 2010
Rick Walters, community service crew leader who supervises the workers, said in addition to the corn, the crews planted 40 tomato plants, 30 rows of onions, 36 cabbage plants, green beans and zucchini this year. About 30 to 40 people on juvenile or adult probation work in the garden....
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Vandals repair damage they did
July 20, 2010
The boys have now completed a total of 30 hours work at the centre in their own time carrying out chores such as litter picking, general tidying of the play area, washing windows, cleaning play equipment, planting flowers and maintaining the garden area. They were supervised by the prevention...
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What were they thinking? Horse farms and inmates?
July 20, 2010
The prisoners were four to six women, non-violent offenders who were close to being released. A little bit of communication and this all probably could’ve been avoided. The prisoners need to transition from jail to real life and the Days End Farm Horse Rescue needs help caring for help...
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Hatfield research into youth crime project
July 20, 2010
Known as Restorative Justice, the system, used as an alternative to the courts when victims agree, is designed to make youngsters aware of the consequences of crime and anti-social behaviour, and give them a chance to express remorse. It has been used successfully in Hertfordshire for many...
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Restorative justice is neighborhood effort in Seward and Greater Longfellow
July 20, 2010
The program deals with 10- to 17-year-olds who either live in or have offended in Seward and Greater Longfellow. Police recommend them to the program for offenses such as theft, shoplifting, trespassing, graffiti or 5th degree assault. A restorative conference is then held in which the...
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Let’s talk it over
July 20, 2010
Tell me more . . . According to Ms Tyler, many sections of the community find the traditional justice system doesn’t work seamlessly for them. Groups such as the disabled or asylum seekers may need advocates to speak on their behalf. In some cases, issues may be better resolved through...
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Why socialists and egalitarians hate the Big Society
July 20, 2010
….We all pay our high taxes and mostly obey the law and get on with it. Unfortunately, a society that lives merely by the “Golden Rule†will soon struggle to function economically or socially, as we are now – you need to live by the Platinum Rule, which is to do unto...
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City, community groups express pride following protests
July 17, 2010
On the evening of the verdict, near 1,000 people gathered in downtown Oakland in a city-sanctioned protest. People chanted, cried, played chess and shouted obscenities at the police and the media. But there was no violence until after nightfall, when a small group vandalized and looted...
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Time for a fresh start: The report of the Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour
July 16, 2010
Prevention … The Commission wants to see prevention and early intervention given a higher profile in tackling crime and antisocial behaviour. Research has shown how action to raise the quality of upbringing, education and support that children receive can...
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Post-adversarial and post-inquisitorial justice: Transcending traditional penological paradigms.
July 15, 2010
…The purpose of this paper is to build upon this developing body of work which suggests, in essence, that necessary changes or improvements to the adversarial system are not to be effected by adopting elements of the inquisitorial system through some form of convergence,...
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Ken Clarke says imprisonment not linked to crime fall
July 14, 2010
Mr Clarke told judges at their annual Mansion House Dinner in London that “no-one can prove cause and effect” for why crime fell in the 1990s. His comments come after former Tory home secretary Michael Howard recently criticised him for attacking high imprisonment rates. …In...
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