From restorative justice literature in general. two conceptions of restorative justice processing can be discerned. The one is a modest conception based on individual (dispositional) theories of crime and the other is an expansive view... more
From restorative justice literature in general. two conceptions of restorative justice processing can be discerned. The one is a
modest conception based on individual (dispositional) theories of crime and the other is an expansive view which is closer to peacebuilding and has a further distinction. One distinction is based on situational theories of crime which hold that structural factors are responsible for crime. The other distinction is based on integrative theories of crime which hold that there is an interaction between individual and structural factors that produce crime and that structural factors should be taken into account during restorative justice processing.
Mediation, as a means of voluntary settlement of legal rights, has become a mainstay in many legal jurisdictions as an alternative in the resolution of disputes and the forgoing of any legal suits by claimants. Its use has also... more
Mediation, as a means of voluntary settlement of legal rights, has become a mainstay in many legal jurisdictions as an alternative in the resolution of disputes and the forgoing of any legal suits by claimants. Its use has also transcended into the sphere of criminal jurisdiction with its elements employed in healing the festering sores of crime - both physical and psychological - on victims and even in the sentencing of offenders, if any, in some jurisdictions. Its application in the Nigerian Judicature has however been marred by reticence due to reading of the offence of Compounding as a bar to settlement of criminal matters without prosecution of offenders. This paper analyses the offence of compounding with the view that it is not a bar, but a guide to be used in the mediation of crime with the aim to preserve society's need for general deterrence alongside an evolving positive legal phenomenon.
This is a presentation made to Hertfordshire County Community Safety Board on 5th March, 2pm – 4pm at Watford Three Rivers Council Offices. It introduces work on the strategy carried out by myself and colleagues at the School of Law,... more
This is a presentation made to Hertfordshire County Community Safety Board on 5th March, 2pm – 4pm at Watford Three Rivers Council Offices. It introduces work on the strategy carried out by myself and colleagues at the School of Law, University of Hertfordhsire in partnership with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire to wider partners in the county. Slide 3 (Core principles) will be the focus of papers to be published.
Mediation, as a means of voluntary settlement of legal rights, has become a mainstay in many legal jurisdictions as an alternative in the resolution of disputes and the forgoing of any legal suits by claimants. Its use has also... more
Mediation, as a means of voluntary settlement of legal rights, has become a mainstay in many legal jurisdictions as an alternative in the resolution of disputes and the forgoing of any legal suits by claimants. Its use has also transcended into the sphere of criminal jurisdiction with its elements employed in healing the festering sores of crime - both physical and psychological - on victims and even in the sentencing of offenders, if any, in some jurisdictions. Its application in the Nigerian Judicature has however been marred by reticence due to reading of the offence of Compounding as a bar to settlement of criminal matters without prosecution of offenders. This paper analyses the offence of compounding with the view that it is not a bar, but a guide to be used in the mediation of crime with the aim to preserve society's need for general deterrence alongside an evolving positive legal phenomenon.
