{"title":"Training partner selection and quality assurance in restorative justice for the criminal justice setting","authors":"Jennifer L. Lanterman","doi":"10.1080/10282580.2019.1700369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2019.1700369","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTRestorative justice (RJ) conferences may be used as an alternative to or in conjunction with conventional criminal justice system responses. They may yield benefits for victims, offenders, ...","PeriodicalId":10583,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Justice Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10282580.2019.1700369","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49384971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Policy to practice: an implementation case study in restorative justice","authors":"S. Sliva, M. Shaw, Tyler M. Han","doi":"10.1080/10282580.2019.1700371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2019.1700371","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTThis case study of a Colorado county with high statutory support for restorative justice uses interviews with Primary Implementers and secondary data to identify the key determinants of pol...","PeriodicalId":10583,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Justice Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10282580.2019.1700371","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48627307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seventeen years of restorative justice circles: The Yellow Medicine County experience","authors":"A. Buchanan","doi":"10.1080/10282580.2019.1700375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2019.1700375","url":null,"abstract":"The punitive approach of the current justice system can be financially costly to the community and does not intrinsically provide healing to the persons harmed, the community, or those responsible ...","PeriodicalId":10583,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Justice Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10282580.2019.1700375","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43917978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mutual complicity, state irrelevance, and restorative justice: Dagbon’s future in dire need of reciprocal royal forgiveness","authors":"M. H. A. Bolaji","doi":"10.1080/10282580.2020.1819805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819805","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article is a phenomenological account of the grievances that the two royal gates openly express as the main issues that have cumulatively shaped the conflict and which may decide the future contours of the conflict. It relies on the findings from the qualitative interviews conducted with the key protagonists of each gate, their sympathizers, and the custodians of the kingdom. Having acknowledged the intractability of the conflict and its complications, it explains the study’s methodology and the colonial roots of the conflict. The article also analyses how the post-colonial state mismanaged the Dagbon crisis with its centralist intrusions. Moreover, it reviews the literature on restorative justice highlighting its conceptualisation, dimensions, relevance, status vis-à-vis the criminal justice system, and its challenges in conflict resolution. Also, it explores the core grievances of the two royal gates in the light of cultural interpretations and the apparent contradictions. Furthermore, while it investigates the prospects of a traditional dispute resolution mechanism in a bid to restore justice and set the kingdom on the path of sustainable peacebuilding, it questions the excitement that accompanied the 2019 instalment of a new Yaa-Naa and warns about the dangers of a politically motivated conflict settlement that may backfire.","PeriodicalId":10583,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Justice Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819805","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49400825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Addressing trauma and empowering students through school-based mindfulness practices","authors":"Angela Kraemer-Holland","doi":"10.1080/10282580.2020.1819802","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819802","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article defines mindfulness and trauma, and explores the benefits of a mindfulness practice in classroom settings to empower students socially, emotionally, and physically. More specifically, this article explores the implementation and benefits of a mindfulness practice in academic settings, especially to address trauma, highlighting the benefits of Transformative Life Skills (or TLS) as a formal mindfulness practice to institute in educational institutions. Finally, this article addresses possible challenges with implementing mindfulness strategies in schools and the need for increased research illustrating the impact of mindfulness practices on student populations who have faced trauma.","PeriodicalId":10583,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Justice Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819802","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43653943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily Troshynski, Alexa Bejinariu, Carolyn S. Willis
{"title":"Lost in translation: experiences of ESL/LEP civil protection order petitioners","authors":"Emily Troshynski, Alexa Bejinariu, Carolyn S. Willis","doi":"10.1080/10282580.2020.1819804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819804","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The current study seeks to better understand the experiences of English as Second Language (ELS) and/or Limited English Proficiency (LEP) petitioners as they access the court system for civil protection orders. In analyzing structured observations of protection order hearings, three themes emerged: 1) Delays in Court for ESL/LEP Cases, 2) Judicial Reactions to ESL/LEP Applications, and 3) ESL/LEP Petitioners’ Experiences are Lost in Translation. Together, these themes suggest that language barriers exacerbate vulnerability to re-victimization and contribute to a broader understanding of justice system linguistic integration. To better address the needs of ESL/LEP populations, civil court systems must not only employ additional qualified interpreters but also ensure that they have received the highest certification possible. Acquiring added fiscal resources is key. Directions for future research are also noted.","PeriodicalId":10583,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Justice Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819804","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43137378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solving moral conflicts. Case restorative justice in domestic violence cases","authors":"Heidi Jokinen","doi":"10.1080/10282580.2020.1819803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819803","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Although restorative conflict resolution is gaining a steady foothold in many contexts, the context of domestic violence is strongly debated. The debate has been continuing and it still does. The argument in this paper sustains that the debate represents a typical conflict. When appreciating one, it is important to discern the core of it. The paper goes then on to arguing that the debate represents a typical moral conflict, rather than a judicial or a political one. The paper aims at establishing a framework for solving of moral conflicts, in the light of the debate between the advocates and the critics of restorative justice in domestic violence cases. As such the paper seeks to make a contribution to not only the debate relating to restorative justice in domestic violence cases but to restorative conflict resolution in general and to conflicts typical in societies today.","PeriodicalId":10583,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Justice Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819803","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43785580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Taufik Mohammad, Razlini Mohd Ramli, Ben Anderstone
{"title":"Situating restorative justice in novel jurisdictions: considerations from the Malaysian experience","authors":"Taufik Mohammad, Razlini Mohd Ramli, Ben Anderstone","doi":"10.1080/10282580.2020.1819801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819801","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Restorative justice has been seeing increasing global success, and its effectiveness has been supported by decades of research. However, the implementation of restorative justice in novel jurisdictions presents serious challenges, from details to fundamental questions about where restorative justice should be situated in the criminal justice system. Using the case study of Malaysia, this article highlights the early considerations for implementation, with special attention to the position of victims in the process. This article also looks at the relative benefits of implementing restorative justice inside and outside the criminal justice. Our aim is to provide a robust discussion of the unique practical considerations faced when implementing restorative justice in novel jurisdictions, including outside of the West.","PeriodicalId":10583,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Justice Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819801","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45870776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Truth without reconciliation: a human rights history of ghana","authors":"R. Ame","doi":"10.1080/10282580.2020.1819764","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819764","url":null,"abstract":"Truth Without Reconciliation is a well researched, critical, and historical masterpiece on Ghana’s National Reconciliation Commission. It is a unique approach to Truth and Reconciliation Commission...","PeriodicalId":10583,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Justice Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10282580.2020.1819764","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47966329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A long terror, a long misery: where do we go from here?","authors":"T. Okosun","doi":"10.1080/10282580.2020.1782131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580.2020.1782131","url":null,"abstract":"Here we go again. Violence and more violence against African Americans. About 400 ± years ago, European Americans had two very distinct paths from which to choose: moral goodness for inclusive publ...","PeriodicalId":10583,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Justice Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10282580.2020.1782131","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48782464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}