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The Idea of Justice
Amartya SenPresents an analysis of what justice is, the transcendental theory of justice and its drawbacks, and a persuasive argument for a comparative perspective on justice that can guide us in the choice between alternatives.
Theories of Justice
Brian BarryThough the first book of a trilogy, Theories of Justice stands alone and constitutes a major contribution to the debate about social justice that began in 1971 with Rawls's A Theory of Justice.
A Second Chance for Justice: The Prosecutions of Gabe Watson ...
Asher FlynnBut it also assumes a consensus on what constitutes justice, and achieving justice.1 —Dr Susan Easton and Professor Christine Piper Justice is a peculiar concept. Its meaning is subjective, and obscure. It is arguably illusive, and as the ...
Journey toward Justice: Personal Encounters in the Global South
Nicholas P. WolterstorffJustice Matters Nicholas Wolterstorff's encounters with world Christianity have shaped his views on justice through the years. In this book he reflects on what he has learned and distills the essence of his thoughts on justice.
Spaces of Justice: Peripheries, Passages, Appropriations
PreviewContributors Acknowledgements ix Assembling spaces of justice 1 Chris Butler and edward Mussawir PART I Peripheries 1 Spatial justice in a world of violence andreas PhiliPPoPoulos-MihaloPoulos 2 Justice 'from room to room': toward a ...
Rape Justice: Beyond the Criminal Law
PreviewList of Tables Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors 1 The Promise and Paradox of Justice: Rape Justice Beyond the Criminal Law Nicola Henry, Asher Flynn and Anastasia Powell 2 A Fair Way to Go: Justice for VictimSurvivors of Sexual ...
Where Law Meets Reality: Forging African Transitional Justice
Moses Chrispus OkelloPius Ojara A perspective on transitional justice The first problem transitional justice faces is that it has to work with the untold legacies of conflicts. As a result transitional justice deals with sick and divided social contexts with a negative legacy ...
The Big Book of Restorative Justice: Four Classic Justice & ...
Howard ZehrMark Umbreit, Betty Vos, and Robert Coates, “Restorative Justice Dialogue: Evidence-Based Practice,” (Center for Justice & Peacemaking; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2006). Available at http://rjp.umn.edu. Ibid. This story was ...
Specialized Justice: Courts, Administrative Tribunals, and a ...
Stephen H. LegomskySpecialized Justice addresses the question of the desirability of specialization in the administration of justice.
Pieces of Justice
SaundraShocked at his confession Justice reveals to him that she is moving away. Overwhelmed with the news Austin pulls out all the stops to win Pieces of Justice heart.
The Elements of Justice
David SchmidtzA theory of justice offers individuals a map of that neighborhood, within which they can explore just what elements amount to justice.
Justice and Her Brothers
Virginia HamiltonJustice and Her Brothers is the first book in Virginia Hamilton’s compelling dystopian fantasy series, the Justice Trilogy, comprised of Justice and Her Brothers, Dustland, and The Gathering.
Deepening the Soul for Justice
Bethany H. HoangHoang shares spiritual practices honed on the frontlines of the fight for justice—guideposts for an inward journey that can propel a disciple outward, empowering the difficult work of justice.
Judging Civil Justice
Hazel GennA trenchant critique of developments in civil justice that questions modern orthodoxy and points to a downgrading of civil justice.
Criminal Justice
Ursula SmarttCriminal Justice This book provides a basic grounding in criminal justice, alongside pointers to further reading and advice on study skills.
Criminal Justice
PreviewCriminal Justice This book provides a basic grounding in criminal justice, alongside pointers to further reading and advice on study skills.
Juvenile Justice Reform and Restorative Justice
Gordon BazemoreProvides an overview of the restorative justice conferencing programs currently in operation in the United States, paying particular attention to the qualitative dimensions of this, based on interviews, focus groups and ethnographic ...
Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species ...
Martha C. NUSSBAUMTheories of social justice, addressing the world and its problems, must respond to the real and changing dilemmas of the day. A brilliant work of practical philosophy, Frontiers of Justice is dedicated to this proposition.
Restoring Justice: An Introduction to Restorative Justice
Daniel W. Van NessThis edition places special emphasis on the importance of inclusion in restorative justice —the opportunity for direct and active involvement of the victim, offender, and community in the procedures that follow a crime.
Youth Justice: Ideas, Policy, Practice
Roger SmithThis book will be an important resource for youth justice practitioners and will also be essential to students taking courses in youth crime and youth justice.
Secret Justice: A Novel
Paul GoldsteinA gripping tale of a Supreme Court justice who must cast the deciding vote in a case that mirrors the justice's own deepest secret as he considers two cases that touch upon a family secret that threatens to expose him to his enemies in the ...
Addressing Environmental and Food Justice toward Dismantling ...
PreviewThis cutting-edge collection of essays presents to the reader leading voices within food justice, environmental justice, and school to prison pipeline movements.
Restorative Justice & Responsive Regulation
John BraithwaiteIn Restoring Juvenile Justice, edited by Lode Walgrave and Gordon Bazemore. Monsey, N.Y.: Criminal Justice Press. Umbreit, M., and R. Coates. 1992. Victim- Offender Mediation: An Analysis of Programs in Four States of the US. Minneapolis ...
Vengeance and justice: crime and punishment in the 19th ...
Edward L. AyersExamines the workings of the criminal justice system of the Southern United States and discusses the influence of class and race on the development of Southern crime and justice
The God of Justice: IJM Institute's Global Church Curriculum
Abraham GeorgeThe God of Justice is a twelve-sesson, discussion-based curriculum that explores the biblical narrative of justice throughout the whole of Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation.
Careers in the Juvenile Justice System
Corona BrezinaDiscusses the distinctive nature of juvenile justice, working in juvenile courts and in probation and corrections, such related occupations as special advocates and counselors, and the preparations necessary for a career in juvenile justice ...
Justice Department Forces Ferguson to Change Or Else: You ...
Dan Edward KnightWELL MAYBE THE ENTIRE TOWN IS RACIST AND THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAD TO INVESTIGATE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE WHOLE WORLD ALREADY KNOWS AND THAT IS THE REASON HALF THE WORLD WENT THERE IN PROTEST IN ANY CASE THIS BOOK IS A TRIBUTE TO THE JUSTICE ...
The Color of Justice: Race, Ethnicity, and Crime in America
Samuel WalkerComprehensive and balanced, THE COLOR OF JUSTICE is the definitive book on current research and theories of racial and ethnic discrimination within America's Criminal Justice system.
The Color of Justice: Race, Ethnicity, and Crime in America
Samuel WalkerComprehensive and balanced, THE COLOR OF JUSTICE is the definitive book on current research and theories of racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination within America's criminal justice system.
Iran’s Struggles for Social Justice: Economics, Agency, ...
PreviewPublic religiosity based on Shi'i liberation theology has been advocating economic justice, argues Siavash Saffari. In moving away from economic justice, the state has instead relegated the poor to religious-charity organizations and ...
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