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Bianchi, Herman

 
9781608996902: Justice as Sanctuary: Toward a New System of Crime Control (Restorative Justice Classics)
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ISBN 10 : 1608996905 ISBN 13 : 9781608996902
Editeur : Wipf and Stock, 2010

Synopsis

While many in the criminal justice system would agree that the present punitive system of crime control is ineffective, unjust, and malevolent, there is little enthusiasm for talk about reforming the system or for a reexamination of its fundamental premises. In Justice as Sanctuary, noted Dutch criminologist Herman Bianchi details a new approach to crime control, one that promises to reanimate debate and initiate real change. He explores the cultural and religious roots of the current punitive system in search of new perspectives that can help create a more just and effective one. In the ancient Hebrew notion of tsedeka ("justice" or "righteousness"), Bianchi finds the inspiration for a new model of crime control based on conflict resolution rather than punishment. Because so many feel alienated from the criminal justice system, he argues for new procedures that will enable people to experience law as supportive of their lives and their social interactions. To complement the current punitive system, Bianchi proposes a system that provides victims and offenders a chance to resolve their conflicts and offers them the opportunity to reach non-punitive systems. By incorporating the concept of liability, Bianchi's model returns to offenders the responsibility for their acts while providing an active legal role for the victims of crime. It adapts structures and models from civil and labor law for conflict resolution of nonviolent crimes, and in the case of violent crimes, and in the case of violent crimes, proposes the creation of special "sanctuaries" that would protect the public while making it possible to effect true justice. Startling in its implications, Bianchi's system is not a utopian dream, but a carefully considered set of proposals that could be acted upon today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Herman Bianchi was former Professor of Criminology and former Dean of the Law School of the Free University of Amsterdam.

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Éditeur
Wipf and Stock
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1608996905
ISBN 13 
9781608996902
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
220
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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9780253311825: Justice as Sanctuary: Toward a New System of Crime Control

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0253311829 ISBN 13 :  9780253311825
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 1994
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