The Citizens' Role in Justice: Building a Primary Justice and Prevention System at the Neighborhood Level

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Conventional law enforcement is reactive—and does little to break the cycle of hostile personal relations between citizens who eventually assault or kill one another. Based on over ten years of experience, a much more effective and preventive policy is community-based conflict resolution by trained citizen volunteers, working with other citizens. Interpersonal violence in the United States can be dramatically reduced if cities adopt such neighborhood justice, like that pioneered by the Community Board Program. So defined, the concept of prevention is a community responsibility maintained by citizens exercising their civic rights.

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