Restorative Justice and the Regulatory State in South African Townships

Roche, Declan

doi:10.1093/bjc/42.3.514

Cited by 53 publications

(31 citation statements)

References 15 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Sustaining micro-governance requires new ways of channelling tax derived resources to local communities as well as ensuring ongoing support from international bodies that will assist in weathering local political ups and downs as well as provide ongoing research, reflection and international legitimacy. Regulation that will ensure compliance with internationally recognized standards of good governance must be built into the governance processes and supported through the remuneration template (see Roche 2002 for a recent assessment of the Zwelethemba model).…”

Section: Principles Of the Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Governance of Security in Weak and Failing States

2003

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article seeks to identify means of strengthening social control and conflict resolution in weak and failing states. It begins by discussing the governance of public security in stronger states, and identifies three basic forms of engagement between state and non-state institutions that may contribute to the co-production of public security: coercion, sale and gift. The article then seeks to identify institutional arrangements that might be transplanted to those settings where conventional state institutions of security may be in decline, or non-existent. It also suggests how new institutions might be invented in settings where states may be dysfunctional or otherwise lacking in capacity. It develops a typology of security provision, including auspices that are public; public under private arrangements; collective or voluntary; private/national; private/international; and criminal. By identifying new mechanisms for the governance of security, it may be possible to arrest the deterioration of states, or at least provide for a modicum of internal security. The article concludes with a discussion of the Zwelethemba model of peacemaking and peacebuilding that is being developed in South Africa.

show abstract

Section: Principles Of the Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Governance of Security in Weak and Failing States

2003

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Manipulation, rather than social progress, or even tokenism, may be the outcome here. Furthermore, when addressing reparations or injuries inflicted by the state, such as in cases of (post-)colonial repression, it is not the case that the state has stolen the conflict (Christie, 1977;McEvoy & Mika, 2002;Roche, 2002). Rather, we argue that the state creates and generates these injuries in a multitude of ways, with genocidal strategies.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 83%

“…When social policies are enacted without hearing a plurality of voices, Braithwaite (1999) argues, those most impacted by the policies will suffer continuing injustices. This has certainly been part of the situation in South Africa, where the Truth and Reconciliation Commission used restorative justice principles to acknowledge and heal the injuries inflicted by centuries of white domination (Braithwaite, 1999;McEvoy & Mika, 2002;Roche, 2002;Tutu, 2000).…”

Section: Restorative Justice Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Unfinished business: Aboriginal reconciliation and restorative justice in Australia

Cook

Powell

2003

Contemporary Justice Review

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Les développements sur le terrain témoignent d'une maturation de l'approche réparatrice, bien que l'on soit toujours à la recherche d'une défi nition consensuelle (Zehr et Mika, 1998 ;Roche, 2002 ;Van Ness, 2005 ;Wheeldon, 2009 ;Woolford et Ratner, 2010). L'élaboration d'un cadre théorique pour l'approche réparatrice n'a toujours pas rattrapé la pratique réparatrice (Braithwaite, 1999 ;McEvoy et al, 2002).…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

La justice réparatrice et les crimes graves

Camp

Wemmers

2011

crimino

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Les besoins des victimes d’actes criminels violents sont multiples. Les victimes ont, entre autres, besoin de se sentir soutenues et reconnues en tant que victimes et de participer aux procédures judiciaires. Plusieurs études scientifiques révèlent que les interventions réparatrices ont la capacité de répondre à ces besoins. Bien que les victimes ne soient pas toujours intéressées par une telle approche, celles qui acceptent d’y participer sont effectivement satisfaites de l’offre réparatrice. On pourrait dépasser l’interrogation sur la pertinence d’offrir des mesures réparatrices aux victimes de crimes violents et plutôt se demander quel est le meilleur moment pour le faire. Dans cet article, nous comparons les expériences des victimes de crimes violents qui ont participé à une intervention réparatrice soit avant, soit après qu’une décision judiciaire a été prise. Nous voulions savoir notamment quel est l’impact d’une réponse judiciaire sur l’appréciation de l’approche réparatrice et si la disponibilité d’une décision judiciaire est une condition pour l’appréciation de l’approche bilatérale de la justice réparatrice. Cette étude illustre aussi comment les victimes situent l’approche réparatrice par rapport au système judiciaire.The needs of victims of violence are numerous. Victims are looking for support and recognition as well as information about possible remedies. Often, they are left with questions following their victimization such why this happened to them. Empirical data reveal that restorative practices are able to respond to many of these needs. While not every victim is interested in participating in a restorative intervention, those victims who do partake in restorative justice programs are generally satisfied with their experience. Therefore, we can move beyond the question whether it is pertinent to offer restorative interventions to victims of violent crime, and instead examine how best to introduce victims to restorative justice programs. In this paper we compare the experiences of victims of serious violent crimes with a restorative intervention completed before or after a judicial decision was taken. Specifically, we ask : What is the role of a restorative intervention before and after adjudication ? What is the impact of a judicial response on the victims’ assessment of the restorative intervention ? Is the availability of a judicial decision a condition for the appreciation of the bilateral nature of the restorative approach ? The findings also shed light on where victims of violence place the restorative offer in relation to the criminal justice system.Las necesidades de las víctimas de violencia son numerosas ; están, entre otras, las de sentirse respaldadas, participantes y reconocidas como tales. Diversos estudios científicos muestran que las intervenciones de reparación pueden dar respuesta a estas necesidades. Aunque no siempre interesadas, las víctimas que aceptan participar resultan efectivamente satisfechas de la tarea reparadora. Puede obviarse la interrogante sobre la pertinencia d...

show abstract

Restorative Justice and the Regulatory State in South African Townships

Cited by 53 publications

References 15 publications

The Governance of Security in Weak and Failing States

The Governance of Security in Weak and Failing States

Unfinished business: Aboriginal reconciliation and restorative justice in Australia

La justice réparatrice et les crimes graves

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About