Neighborhood Accountability Boards: The Strength of Weak Practices and Prospects for a “Community Building” Restorative Model

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The Article focuses on neighborhood accountability boards (NABs) as restorative justice programs. Examples of NABs in communities include victim-offender mediation (VOM), peacemaking circles, and social support groups for offenders and victims. The authors discuss how NABs lessen the conditions that foster crime and provide community support for at-risk people.

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Restorative justice, Social networks, Conflict management, Community support, Community centers

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Mara Schiff (Florida Atlantic University)
Gordon Bazemore (Florida Atlantic University)
Martha Brown (Florida Atlantic University)

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