CRM 2306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Restorative Justice, Bloody Code, Teaching Assistant
25 Feb 2015
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Office hours: wednesday 10:00 to 11:00 or by appointment. Office hours: friday from 13:20 to 14:20 or by appointment. The number or proportion of offenders involved in the correctional process changes. Ecclesiastical prisons run by the catholic church. As early as the 6th century, common by the 9th. Built at bridewell, in london, in 1557. Crime victims praise rj programs that involve face-to-face victim-offender interaction. Likely to comply with rj agreements than court orders. Rj is effective in reducing repeat offending among property and violent criminals. Rj is more effective than incarceration in reducing reoffending. Rj can improve community health and quality of life. Rj can reduce criminal justice costs and the amount of time required to conclude a case. Public perception that rj is soft on crime. Many rj principles are unfamiliar to criminal justice practitioners, politicians, and policy makers. Community dynamics may make it difficult to implement rj programs.
