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The United States Peace Index
from the website of the Institute for Economics & Peace:
The United States Peace Index (USPI) is the first national peace index and is the only statistical analysis that offers a comprehensive nation-wide measurement of crime and its costs to all 50 states.
The index uses five key indicators to measure peace: the number of homicides, the number of violent crimes, the incarceration rate, the number of police officers and the availability of small arms.
Jul 31, 2012 Values, Region: North America and Caribbean, Policy, Design, Evaluation, Country:USA
School's disciplinary message: We want you here
from Anne Stuhldreher's article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
The head of security at Richmond High School is Darryl Robinson. But everyone there knows him as "Coach D." When he started 15 years ago, fights broke out nonstop. Students roamed the halls. And things didn't improve much over the years.
Robinson remembers standing in front of a classroom and asking how many students had ever seen someone get killed.
"Every hand in the room shot up," he said.
Jul 23, 2012 Story, School, Region: North America and Caribbean, Policy, Country:USA
Marin grand jury calls for more alternative justice programs
from the article by Gary Klien in the Marin Independent Journal:
The Marin County Civil Grand Jury is calling for broader use of "restorative justice," a law enforcement philosophy that emphasizes reconciliation over punitive retribution.
In a new report, "Restorative Justice: Its Time Has Come in Marin County," the grand jury acknowledged that the practice strikes some as "soft on crime."
Jul 11, 2012 Support, Region: North America and Caribbean, Policy, Politics, Country:USA
The future place of restorative justice in the criminal justice system
from the speech by Justice Minister Lord McNally:
I am an ardent supporter of the principles of restorative justice. It offers an opportunity not only to assist the rehabilitation of offenders but to give victims a greater stake in the resolution of offences and in the criminal justice system as a whole. Victim-led restorative justice can allow us to make inroads into the re-offending cycle – with the triple benefit of victims avoiding the trauma of future crimes, the tax payer not having to foot the bill of more crime, and a rehabilitated offender making a positive contribution to society.
As many of you know far better than me, the evidence for the effectiveness of restorative justice is promising. Analysis conducted by my department of a number of restorative justice pilots showed that 85% of victims who participated were satisfied with the experience and there was an estimated 14% reduction in re-offending.
Jul 09, 2012 Country:England&Wales, Region: Europe, Policy, Politics, Evaluation
Going Dutch: Can we follow the Netherlands and cut our prison population?
from the article by Vicki Helyar-Cardwell on Huffington Post:
Since 2004 the total numbers incarcerated in the Netherlands has fallen from more than 20,000 to less than 15,000. The Dutch Ministry of Justice expects the number of prisoners to continue to decline and to average less than 9,000 by 2015. The Netherlands now uses the spare capacity to lease space at Tilburg jail to house 500 prisoners from Belgium, whose prisons are severely overcrowded. Last week the new French Justice Minister outlined plans to reform prisons, and she is widely expected to re-orientate budgets away from prison building to rehabilitation.
Jul 03, 2012 Policy, Politics, Country:Netherlands, Region: Europe
Study: Zero tolerance policies may have negative health implications for students
from the article by James Swift in Juvenile Justice Information Exchange:
A new report based on research of three California school districts suggests that school children exposed to so called, “zero tolerance” policies may be taking a toll on their mental health and wellbeing.
Jul 02, 2012 School, Region: North America and Caribbean, Policy, Evaluation, Country:USA
