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Mediation In Black And White: Unequal Distribution Of Empowerment By Police, Christopher C. Cooper
Mediation In Black And White: Unequal Distribution Of Empowerment By Police, Christopher C. Cooper
Christopher C. Cooper Dr.
Mediation in Black & White: Unequal Distribution of Empowerment by Police. On calls-for-service involving an interpersonal disputes, patrol Police officers either arbitrate the matter (e.g., authoritarian directives or arrest) or empower disputing parties to reach a collective resolutiuon; however whether the latter is availabe to disputing parties depends on their race.
Mediation In Black And White: Mediation Center-Police Partnerships - A Dignified Police Response, Christopher C. Cooper Dr.
Mediation In Black And White: Mediation Center-Police Partnerships - A Dignified Police Response, Christopher C. Cooper Dr.
Christopher C. Cooper Dr.
Police Officers assigned to Patrol duties can use mediation skills to address calls-for-service involving interpersonal disputes. The research shows that whether or not police use mediation or a similar methodology to resolve a dispute may depend on the race, ethnicity or social class of the complaining parties. Finally, police mediation [center] partnerships must be employed in such a way that community members are empowered by law enforcement to help themselves.
Mediation – Seven Fundamental Questions, John Wade
Mediation – Seven Fundamental Questions, John Wade
John Wade
In parts of many countries, mediation is a commonly used process for managing and resolving conflict. In many other places, mediation is virtually unknown in both practice and theory. People confuse mediation with meditation or medication. Why do these interesting anthropological variations exist? Why are the various forms of mediation relatively uncommon in Sweden?
A vast and growing literature is available on conflict management and mediation. This short comment will outline seven fundamental and recurring questions about mediation. Similar questions can be asked helpfully about every profession, including lawyering, plumbing and judging. Every lawyer should be able to answer these …
“Don’T Waste My Time On Negotiation And Mediation, This Dispute Needs A Judge.” Which Conflicts Need Judges? Which Conflicts Need Filing?, John Wade
John Wade
This article contains two parts. First, there is a framework aimed at encouraging lawyers and other conflict managers to be overtly analytical when deciding which interventions may or may not be helpful in a particular conflict. Second, to illustrate this analytical framework, there are two lists of factors or diagnostic indicators that suggest that certain conflicts probably need the decision of an umpire or judge and that certain other conflicts probably need written claims to be filed in a court or tribunal. This article does not attempt to create lists of factors that indicate the suitability of many other processes, …
Only Nixon Could Go To China: Third Thoughts On The Uniform Mediation Act, Phyllis E. Bernard
Only Nixon Could Go To China: Third Thoughts On The Uniform Mediation Act, Phyllis E. Bernard
Phyllis E. Bernard
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