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Community justice – rekonstrukcja założeń i krytyka pewnego modelu polityki karnej
Community Justice – Reconstruction of Assumptions and Critique of a Criminal Policy Model

Author(s): Stanisław Burdziej
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Civil Society, Criminology, Penology, Sociology of Law
Published by: Temida 2
Keywords: criminal policy; justice system; courts; civil society;

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to reconstruct basic assumptions of community justice – an emerging paradigm of penal policy that is gaining popularity in Western Europe and the US. The model assumes an empowerment of citizens in matters related to criminal justice, including various forms of public participation, aimed at reclaiming conflicts thus far appropriated by professionals and institutions. The article discusses both the advantages and disadvantages of this “democratization” of penal policy.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 11-24
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish