Conflicts as Property*

Christie, Nils

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“…These included critiques of justice practices as "retributive" (Zehr, 1990); as lacking meaningful redress for victims (Barnett, 1977;Eglash, 1977); and as being "offender focused" without a meaningful way of allowing offenders to admit harms, make amends, and successfully reintegrate into their communities (Braithwaite, 1989;Christie, 1977). As such, much of the early focus of RJ was on developing practices that offered an alternative to formal criminal justice practices.…”

Section: Problems Of Institutionalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Four Challenges in the Future of Restorative Justice

Wood

Suzuki

2016

Victims & Offenders

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Restorative justice (RJ) emerged in the late 1970s as an alternative to conventional youth and criminal justice practices. Since this time, RJ has experienced rapid growth in theory and practice. At the same time, much of this growth has come from expansion in lower-end criminal justice responses to crime, and in the increasing use of the term "restorative" for a widening host of practices and interventions. RJ has also faced problems related to its increasing institutionalization, resulting in divergence from earlier aims and goals. In this paper, we set forth what we see as the four biggest challenges facing the future of RJ, namely problems related to definition, institutionalization, displacement and relevance of RJ practices.We follow with discussion of possible future directions of RJ.

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Section: Problems Of Institutionalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Four Challenges in the Future of Restorative Justice

Wood

Suzuki

2016

Victims & Offenders

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“…Interpreted in this way, there is a potential conflict with restorative policing between repairing the harm caused by offending and enhancing public confidence in policing. This argument runs contrary to the aims of restorative justice which returns conflicts to those involved in an incident (Christie 1977) away from the public realm. Furthermore, this misinterprets the role of restorative programmes in dealing with the harm caused by offending and incorporates additional aims that were not constituent parts of its underlying philosophy.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 82%

Exploring recent developments in restorative policing in England and Wales

Paterson

Clamp

2012

Criminology & Criminal Justice

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This document is the author deposited version. You are advised to consult the publisher's version if you wish to cite from it. PATERSON, Craig and CLAMP, Kerry (2012). Exploring recent developments in restorative policing in England and Wales. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 12 (5), 593-611. Published version Copyright and re-use policySee http://shura.shu.ac.uk/information.html Sheffield Hallam University Research Archivehttp://shura.shu.ac.uk IntroductionThe continued progress of police reform in England and Wales towards a local, community-oriented and engaged service is exemplified by the police embrace of  The authors would like to thank Dr Steve Tong for his valuable comments on an earlier version of this article as well as the anonymous reviewers for their observations and critique of the final piece of work.2 restorative justice. The twin drivers behind restorative policing 1 initiatives are a desire to increase community confidence in the police coupled with an acknowledgement of the limited capacity of formal state agencies to manage problems of crime and deviance.Distinct commonalities exist within contemporary political discourse in the fields of restorative justice and community policing surrounding active citizen participation, social inclusion, community cohesion and improved informal social controls that aim to foster more civilised, self-regulating conduct amongst citizens. From this perspective, restorative justice presents an opportunity to improve the delivery of policing services through enhanced police discretionary decision-making, community engagement and the reduction of the bureaucratic burden placed upon police officers. A more critical perspective raises concerns about the dilution of restorative principles within policing through a complex policy process.For the past two decades the relationship between policing and restorative justice has been explored in a number of international jurisdictions, most notably Shewan, 2010). But, while a number of statutory initiatives have been evaluated, there is 'no current overview, let alone monitoring, of all the restorative justice initiatives which are ongoing' (Shapland, 2009: 122). This makes it difficult to discuss with any certainty the quality or 'restorativeness' of the initiatives adopted by police forces around the country.This paper explores the recent restorative policy initiatives that are being introduced by the police to respond to both low-level and more serious offending. At this juncture it is important that a caveat be drawn. The authors are not arguing for or against an increase in the adoption of restorative practices by the police in their response to crime. Instead, we review the current experimentation and accompanying rhetoric of restorative justice adoption and integration within policing and give due attention to the potential problems that such a strategy may elicit. There is a wide body of literature that is critical of an increase in restorative practice within the criminal justice sector and more specificall...

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“…While a strength of the process is that it empowers lay people to take back their conflicts (Christie, 1977), the reality is that professionals have always been, and continue to be, a central component of restorative justice. This is true both 'in the circle,' with roles for facilitators, service providers, and police, and 'outside the circle' with the complex web of criminal justice professionals who support its integration into the courts.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is also relevant to lay participation in RJ, where direct involvement by the parties can help return the conflict to the community (Christie, 1977). Indeed, in an era where many forms of lay participation are under attack (both jury trials and the role of the lay magistracy are significantly decreasing), community involvement RJ can serve to rescue the ideal of lay participation (Crawford & Newburn 2002;Crawford 2004).…”

Section: Community Participation As a Justice Ritualmentioning

confidence: 99%