Breaking the cycle
Author: Great Britain: Ministry of Justice
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2011-06-21
Total Pages: 20
ISBN-13: 9780101807029
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGovernment response to Cm. 7972 (ISBN 9780101797221)
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Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes
Author: Yvon Dandurand
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789211337549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe present handbook offers, in a quick reference format, an overview of key considerations in the implementation of participatory responses to crime based on a restorative justice approach. Its focus is on a range of measures and programmes, inspired by restorative justice values, that are flexible in their adaptation to criminal justice systems and that complement them while taking into account varying legal, social and cultural circumstances. It was prepared for the use of criminal justice officials, non-governmental organizations and community groups who are working together to improve current responses to crime and conflict in their community
Overcriminalization
Author: Douglas Husak
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008-01-08
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 0198043996
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe United States today suffers from too much criminal law and too much punishment. Husak describes the phenomena in some detail and explores their relation, and why these trends produce massive injustice. His primary goal is to defend a set of constraints that limit the authority of states to enact and enforce penal offenses. The book urges the weight and relevance of this topic in the real world, and notes that most Anglo-American legal philosophers have neglected it. Husak's secondary goal is to situate this endeavor in criminal theory as traditionally construed. He argues that many of the resources to reduce the size and scope of the criminal law can be derived from within the criminal law itself-even though these resources have not been used explicitly for this purpose. Additional constraints emerge from a political view about the conditions under which important rights such as the right implicated by punishment-may be infringed. When conjoined, these constraints produce what Husak calls a minimalist theory of criminal liability. Husak applies these constraints to a handful of examples-most notably, to the justifiability of drug proscriptions.
Alternatives to Prison Sentences
Author: J. Junger-Tas
Publisher: Kugler Publications
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9789062991112
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report surveys and summarizes the literature on the use of alternative sanctions in 12 western countries with a particular focus on its effectiveness and efficiency.
Swift and sure justice:
Author: Great Britain: Ministry of Justice
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2012-07-13
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9780101838825
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis White Paper sets out the Government's programme of reforms to the criminal justice system in England and Wales. It is in part a response to the commitment given by the Prime Minister to learn the lessons from the highly effective and rapid reaction of the criminal justice agencies to last summer's disturbances. This Paper sets out the programme already in train across the criminal justice services to tackle delay and waste, increase accountability and transparency and improve public confidence. The White Paper sets out to reform the criminal justice system by: (i) Creating a swift and sure system of justice; (ii) Making it more transparent, accountable and responsive to local needs.
Performance Measures for the Criminal Justice System
Author: John J. DiIulio
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Discussion paper from the BJS-Princeton Project.
Guidelines Manual
Author: United States Sentencing Commission
Publisher:
Published: 1996-11
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Wind of Change: Comparative lessons for restorative justice in South Africa and the UK
Author: Theo Gavrielides
Publisher: RJ4All Publications
Published: 2014-02-01
Total Pages: 73
ISBN-13: 1911634046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe death of Nelson Mandela in December 2013 closed an active year for restorative justice. His life was a symbol of restoration and promise and continues to stir interest and discussion in the search for an alternative to incarceration and towards peaceful conflict resolution. This book looks at restorative justice in context of two countries, the United Kingdom and South Africa, as they independently try to navigate between past, present and future justice systems. There is reference to the cultural, political and socio-economic landscapes of each nation. Our understanding of justice is symbolic of these landscapes and a mapping exercise is undertaken, with a discussion of enablers and barriers for the restorative justice movement internationally. The book also discusses the ownership of restorative justice and the role of non-governmental bodies such as Khulisa. A key to the restorative justice process is a balance of stakeholder involvement between state and community enterprise. It is important to examine and highlight the importance of these bodies in the continuing and increased commentary on the restorative justice process. Subsequently, this book offers a timely and much needed discussion regarding our careful future steps in the shadow of legendary voices. Reviews “As we investigate how best to lend our knowledge and expertise to the development of Restorative Justice in the UK, we commissioned RJ4All to carry out an analysis and assessment of the growth in restorative justice policy and practice in each country. This paper compliments the forums, seminars and knowledge-exchange initiatives we have already carried out between England and South Africa over the last several years. We are grateful for the depth and breadth of the analysis undertaken by RJ4All and the recommendations they put forward. It is our hope that we can implement much of what they suggest through open and sincere collaborations with a multitude of partners, funders and commissioners already active in their communities. We would like to come bearing gifts and not with a hand looking to take”. Simon Fulford, CEO of Khulisa Contents Book Abstract Acknowledgements Foreword: Simon Fulford, Chief Executive of Khulisa UK Executive Summary Introduction Khulisa South Africa and Khulisa UK Putting things in context: The development of restorative justice in the UK and South Africa
The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society
Author: United States. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Publisher:
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report of the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice -- established by President Lyndon Johnson on July 23, 1965 -- addresses the causes of crime and delinquency and recommends how to prevent crime and delinquency and improve law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice. In developing its findings and recommendations, the Commission held three national conferences, conducted five national surveys, held hundreds of meetings, and interviewed tens of thousands of individuals. Separate chapters of this report discuss crime in America, juvenile delinquency, the police, the courts, corrections, organized crime, narcotics and drug abuse, drunkenness offenses, gun control, science and technology, and research as an instrument for reform. Significant data were generated by the Commission's National Survey of Criminal Victims, the first of its kind conducted on such a scope. The survey found that not only do Americans experience far more crime than they report to the police, but they talk about crime and the reports of crime engender such fear among citizens that the basic quality of life of many Americans has eroded. The core conclusion of the Commission, however, is that a significant reduction in crime can be achieved if the Commission's recommendations (some 200) are implemented. The recommendations call for a cooperative attack on crime by the Federal Government, the States, the counties, the cities, civic organizations, religious institutions, business groups, and individual citizens. They propose basic changes in the operations of police, schools, prosecutors, employment agencies, defenders, social workers, prisons, housing authorities, and probation and parole officers.
Handbook of Basic Principles and Promising Practices on Alternatives to Imprisonment
Author: Dirk Van Zyl Smit
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroduces the reader to the basic principles central to understanding alternatives to imprisonment as well as descriptions of promising practices implemented throughout the world. This handbook offers information about alternatives to imprisonment at various stages of the criminal justice process.
