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Peer Mediation Programs: Teaching Students Alternatives To Violence, Brian Koy Harper

Journal of Dispute Resolution

With the ever-rising occurrence of violence' within schools2 and the high level of both student apathy and dropout rates, many people are wondering what, if anything, can be done to stem the tidal wave that seems about to crash our nation's schools upon the rocks of failure. Increasing security measures in schools, such as metal detectors,3 armed police guards, and locker searches, may prevent the violence,4 but will probably not alleviate the underlying causes.5

The Quiet Revolution Comes To Kentucky: A Case Study In Community Mediation, Thomas J. Stipanowich

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Practice And Procedure Before The Growth Planning Hearings Boards, Wm. H. Nielsen, M. Peter Philley, Chris Smith Towne

Seattle University Law Review

In 1990, the Washington State Legislature took the first significant step toward growth management when it enacted the Washington Growth Management Act (GMA). The GMA directs cities and counties to protect natural features and to begin planning to accommodate anticipated population increases. The legislature examined the recommendation of the Growth Strategies Commission' to create an independent dispute resolution system to resolve conflicts under the GMA. The Commission recommended the use of a panel of independent arbitrators with mediation and binding arbitration. Appeals would be limited to the Washington State Court of Appeals only on constitutional and procedural issues. The legislature …

Implementing Custody Mediation In Family Court: Some Comments On The Jefferson County Family Court Experience, Louise Everett Graham

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

The Jefferson Family Court's custody mediation service was developed as part of a larger program creating the first family court system in Kentucky. The mediation service's connection with the Family Court has influenced both practical and policy aspects of its development. Any description of the mediation project necessarily entails some description of the court system that created it.

This Article describes the structure of the Jefferson Family Court and the custody mediation process as it has developed in Jefferson County. A review of one community's approach to custody mediation may be useful not only as a blueprint for a system's …

Post-Conviction Mediation Of Rape Cases: Working Within The Criminal Justice System To Achieve Well-Rounded Justice, Matthew J. Sauter

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This Comment will focus on the steps that can be taken within our criminal justice system to help change the attitudes of police, prosecutors, judges, jurors, and legislators toward the crime of rape. It will particularly focus on how mediation can be used concurrently with the criminal courts system in order to achieve justice for all parties involved, victims as well as offenders

Training Interveners For Adr Processes, Joseph B. Stulberg

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Running Statewide Dispute Resolution Programs--The New York Experience, Thomas F. Christian

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Development And Organization Of Domestic Relations Mediation In A Multi-Function Mediation Center In Kentucky, Gary W. Paquin

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.