Doha Declaration

Education for Justice

Families in Circle Process: Restorative Justice in Family Law

Full title in original language:

Families in Circle Process: Restorative Justice in Family Law

Education level:

University

University (18+ years)

Topic / subtopic:

Crime prevention and criminal justice

Restorative justice

Criminal justice system

Target audience:

Students, Teachers / Lecturers

Type of resource:

Publication / Article

Languages:

English

Region of relevance:

Global

Access:

restricted access: requiring payment

Individual authors:

Susan Swaim Daicoff

Publication year:

2015

Published by:

Family Court Review

Copyright holder:

Contact name and address:

Family Court Review

Contact website:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17441617/2015/53/3

Key themes:

Links:

Publication

Short description:

This article explores the use of “circle process”—a form of restorative justice—in family law and places this effort within a larger movement within the law toward law as a healing profession, or the “comprehensive law movement.” It explores the features and underpinnings of circle process and its relationship to original forms of dispute resolution such as those used in African‐style mediation and indigenous people's dispute resolution in North America. Values expressed by these forms of dispute resolution are argued to be particularly relevant in family law. Finally, it focuses on an innovative and exciting court‐sponsored program begun in Chicago in 2008, using circle process with families in conflict, in the Cook County Parentage and Child Support Court. This program's results suggest potential benefits and cautions of using circle process in family law.

Short description:

This article explores the use of “circle process”—a form of restorative justice—in family law and places this effort within a larger movement within the law toward law as a healing profession, or the “comprehensive law movement.” It explores the features and underpinnings of circle process and its relationship to original forms of dispute resolution such as those used in African‐style mediation and indigenous people's dispute resolution in North America. Values expressed by these forms of dispute resolution are argued to be particularly relevant in family law. Finally, it focuses on an innovative and exciting court‐sponsored program begun in Chicago in 2008, using circle process with families in conflict, in the Cook County Parentage and Child Support Court. This program's results suggest potential benefits and cautions of using circle process in family law.

Doha Declaration

Education for Justice

Supported by the State of Qatar

60 years Crime Congress