Over the past quarter-century, U.S. politicians have responded to the public's fear of crime by devoting ever more resources to building and strengthening the criminal justice apparatus, which as a result has grown tremendously in size and cost. Policymakers have also taken steps to toughen procedures for dealing with suspects and criminals, and br
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| Introduction |
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Community Justice: A Thought Experiment |
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Community Justice: Can It Work? |
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1 The Community Justice Movement |
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Elements of Community Justice |
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Questions About Community Justice |
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2 Crime, Community, and Criminal Justice |
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Quality of Community Life |
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Criminal Justice Response |
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3 A Positive View of Community Life |
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Convergent and Divergent Experiences of Community |
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Contemporary Selves, Contemporary Society |
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Modern Justice and the Social Self |
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The Adversarial Model and Community Ideals |
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4 Principles of a Democratic Community Justice |
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Crime: The Shattering of Community |
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The Tasks of Parties to Criminal Incidents |
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The Role of the Justice System |
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The Justice System and the Offender |
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Risk and Community Justice |
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The Community Justice Process |
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5 Principles of Egalitarian Community Justice |
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Four Principles of Egalitarian Justice |
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6 Realizing Community Justice |
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Fostering Community Development |
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Monitoring and Supervising Offenders in the Community |
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Decentralizing Authority and Accountability |
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Mobilizing and Representing the Community |
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Defining Organizational Composition |
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7 Evaluating Community Justice Initiatives |
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Todd R. Clear is distinguished professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He has taught previously at Ball State University, Rutgers University, and Florida State University, and has served as a programming and policy consultant to public agencies in over forty states and five nations. His work has been recognized with awards from the Rockefeller School of Public Policy, the American Probation and Parole Association, and the International Association of Paroling Authorities.David R. Karp is assistant professor of sociology at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. His previous book, Community Justice: An Emerging Field, is a collection of several papers on community justice. Todd R. Clear is distinguished professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He has taught previously at Ball State University, Rutgers University, and Florida State University, and has served as a programming and policy consultant to public agencies in over forty states and five nations. His work has been recognized with awards from the Rockefeller School of Public Policy, the American Probation and Parole Association, and the International Association of Paroling Authorities.David R. Karp is assistant professor of sociology at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. His previous book, Community Justice: An Emerging Field, is a collection of several papers on community justice.
