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CITIZEN DISPUTE RESOLUTION WORKSHOP - REPORT, PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 4-6, 1976

NCJ Number
41145
Editor(s)
P WAHRHAFTIG
Date Published
1976
Length
37 pages
Annotation
PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE HELD TO DISCUSS THE USES OF MEDIATION TECHNIQUES TO RESOLVE DISPUTES BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE PROCESS THEIR GRIEVANCES AS CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS.
Abstract
INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT ARE THE EDITED TRANSCRIPTS OF SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AND A REPRINT OF AN ARTICLE ON THE CITIZEN DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM IN CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE DIFFERENT MODELS OF CITIZEN DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAMS, A DISCUSSION OF THE SELECTION AND TRAINING OF MEDIATORS, AND AN EXAMINATION OF MEDIATION IN CORRECTIONS AND THE COMMUNITY....DMC