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Unexcused Absence: A Review Of The Need, Costs, And (Lack Of) State Support For Peer Mediation Programs In U.S. Schools, Matthew D. Decker
Unexcused Absence: A Review Of The Need, Costs, And (Lack Of) State Support For Peer Mediation Programs In U.S. Schools, Matthew D. Decker
Journal of Dispute Resolution
You might not have heard about peer mediation lately. You might not have heard about it at all. That's a problem. Peer mediation, though grossly underutilized, could be the potent and cost-effective answer to many of the problems facing U.S. schools.
State Legislative Update, Ashley Brittain, Sean Dolan, Alicia Hammond, Meghan Prideaux
State Legislative Update, Ashley Brittain, Sean Dolan, Alicia Hammond, Meghan Prideaux
Journal of Dispute Resolution
The purpose of this Bill is to provide notice to owners of residential real property owners that mediation with the mortgagee is an option at the onset of foreclosure proceedings. The Bill changes the mechanism by which borrowers are notified of foreclosures; instead of receiving a writ and summons, borrowers receive a notice of mediation, a foreclosure mediation certificate, and a blank appearance form. Borrowers still receive the writ, summons, and complaint, however. The lender must appear at the mediation with the authority to approve a proposed settlement in order to receive a remedy, and no attorney's fees will be …
Sticks, Stones, And School Yard Bullies: Restorative Justice, Mediation And A New Approach To Conflict Resolution In Our Schools, Leah M. Christensen
Sticks, Stones, And School Yard Bullies: Restorative Justice, Mediation And A New Approach To Conflict Resolution In Our Schools, Leah M. Christensen
Nevada Law Journal
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Promise Of Confidentiality In Mediation: Practitioners' Perceptions, The, T. Noble Foster, Selden Prentice
Promise Of Confidentiality In Mediation: Practitioners' Perceptions, The, T. Noble Foster, Selden Prentice
Journal of Dispute Resolution
In response to these articles, we sought to determine the perceptions of mediation practitioners in our own region, the Seattle/King County area, regarding mediation confidentiality and privilege. This paper presents our finding and addresses the following: (1) the scope of confidentiality and privilege under Washington law; (2) recent Washington case law addressing evidence of mediation communications; (3) a review of Florida's recent legislation - significantly different from Washington law, and unique among state mediation statutes - which provides for sanctions in the event confidentiality is breached; and (4) the perceptions of mediators, attorneys, and judges from the greater Seattle area …
Future Of Mediation: A Sociological Perspective, The, Brian Jarrett
Future Of Mediation: A Sociological Perspective, The, Brian Jarrett
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Arguably, these sociological pressures are central to the future direction of the mediation field and, in the aggregate, provide a useful building block in the development of an emerging sociology of mediation-a development that could fill the theory-to-practice gap which currently bedevils the mediation field. Understanding sociological forces reminds us of the constraints within which mediators, as social actors, must work. More importantly, an awareness of these pressures is, conceivably, essential to the development of an autonomous and discernible profession that remains capable of welcoming a diversity of practitioners and their respective approaches. I summarize each of these pressures below …