Report on Circle Sentencing in Australia Finds No Effect on Recidivism

Circle sentencing is the NSW approach to what is generally called 'indigenous courts' which operates in most (except Tasmania) Australian jurisdictions. The idea is to bring a level of cultural awareness and significance to the traditional criminal justice system, and generally involves using Aboriginal elders as advisors [...]

Report on Circle Sentencing in Australia Finds No Effect on Recidivism2023-01-17T11:29:45-08:00

Sequel to World Justice Forum in the Works

At the ABA Annual Meeting, William Neukom, in his final speech as President, said the World Justice Project will continue as an independent entity supported by its own funding sources. The World Justice Project initiative, upon which Mr. Neukom's presidency centered, drew nearly 500 attendees to the [...]

Sequel to World Justice Forum in the Works2019-08-22T01:07:02-07:00

Missouri’s Juvenile Justice System Recognized by Harvard’s Ash Institute for Innovation in Curbing Delinquency

Last week, the Harvard's Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at recognized Missouri’s Division of Youth Services as the winner of its 2008 Annie E. Casey Innovations Award in Children and Family System Reform. Focusing on individual and group treatment approaches, Missouri's program provides dormitory settings [...]

Missouri’s Juvenile Justice System Recognized by Harvard’s Ash Institute for Innovation in Curbing Delinquency2019-08-22T01:05:49-07:00

What’s on Your Mind? Our Streaming Thoughts Both Invigorate and Stress Us

Most of us experience a steady stream of ideas, concerns and preoccupations—to-do lists, bills and reams of information to digest and act on. As lawyers, we tend to consider the mind a great ally. After all, it churns out all the strategies and arguments that build our [...]

What’s on Your Mind? Our Streaming Thoughts Both Invigorate and Stress Us2019-08-22T01:04:31-07:00

Keepers of the Gate

When President Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan last year he invoked Abraham Lincoln's 1861 suspension of habeas corpus, claimed his decision was based around the actions of terrorists and fundamental extremists, and instituted a Provisional Constitutional Order effectively suspending the Constitution of Pakistan. The [...]

Keepers of the Gate2019-08-22T00:58:20-07:00

A Better Way – The Electronic Calendar Call

The 30th Judicial District of North Carolina is a rural, seven county district located in the far western part of the state. Here and, to the best of my knowledge, in the rest of the state, courts have employed the traditional in-court calendar call for civil and [...]

A Better Way – The Electronic Calendar Call2019-08-22T00:56:17-07:00

Judge as Coach: Positive Coaching in the Courtroom

As a trial judge since 1979, I have presided over many cases involving adults and youths who made serious mistakes, were charged with criminal offenses, and needed to improve their lives. At key moments in these cases, including detention, sentencing, and review hearings, the judge must listen [...]

Judge as Coach: Positive Coaching in the Courtroom2019-08-22T00:55:03-07:00

The Unified Family Court: Preventive, Therapeutic and Restorative Justice for America’s Families

In thinking about preventive law, analogies from medicine and public health come immediately to mind. While much has been written about preventive medicine, including early screening, detection, and intervention for disease, only recently have judges, lawyers, academicians and the public begun to address preventive law and its [...]

The Unified Family Court: Preventive, Therapeutic and Restorative Justice for America’s Families2019-08-22T00:52:05-07:00
Go to Top