Neighborhood Accountability Boards: The Strength of Weak Practices and Prospects for a “Community Building” Restorative Model

The Article focuses on neighborhood accountability boards (NABs) as restorative justice programs. Examples of NABs in communities include victim-offender mediation (VOM), peacemaking circles, and social support groups for offenders and victims. The authors discuss how NABs lessen the conditions that...

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Autor principal: Bazemore, Gordon (Autor)
Otros Autores: Schiff, Mara ; Brown, Martha
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2011
En:Año: 2011
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Sumario:The Article focuses on neighborhood accountability boards (NABs) as restorative justice programs. Examples of NABs in communities include victim-offender mediation (VOM), peacemaking circles, and social support groups for offenders and victims. The authors discuss how NABs lessen the conditions that foster crime and provide community support for at-risk people