Characterizing multi-door criminal justice: A comparative analysis of three criminal justice mechanisms

By: Gal T., Dancig-Rosenberg H.
Published in: New Criminal Law Review
SDGs : SDG 16  |  Units: Law  | Time: 2020 |  Link
Description: This article provides an empirical, comparative analysis of three criminal justice programs that reflect different socia l and ideological accounts: Community courts, arraignment hearings, and restorative justice. The study draws on empirical findings that have been collected over three years in Israel, through observations and archival documentation of these mechanisms. Using the Criminal Law Taxonomy developed elsewhere by the authors as an analytical tool, the comparison is based on characteristics that relate to the structure, content, stakeholders, and outcomes of these justice mechanisms, emphasizing the plurality we have today in multi-door criminal justice systems. The comparative analysis highlights differences and similarities among various justice mechanisms, and offers policy makers and criminal justice practitioners important insights for referring different cases to various mechanisms. © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.