School discipline has garnered national, state and local attention in regard to the excessive use of exclusionary practices and its lifelong impact on youth. The increase in exclusionary practices has been attempted to be addressed through discipline policy reform, the push for …
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Justice and reconciliation are both highly complex concepts that are often described as incompatible alternatives in the aftermath of violent conflicts, despite the fact that both are fundamental to peacebuilding in societies divided by the legacies of political violence, oppres…
In recent years, countries in the Global North have begun to grapple with the origins of long-standing monuments and their implication about society’s present values. This project is a case study of the Denver Civil War Monument, a monument erected in 1909 to honor soldiers from…
Using grounded theory methodology (Glaser's building theory from a data base), this research examines how peacebuilders heal violent trauma they have personally endured, with the aim of identifying common themes in their journeys from victim to survivor to provider. Using an app…
This thesis assesses the restorative justice aspects of blood money processes used around the world but focuses primarily on Sudan and South Sudan. It examines sulha, judiya (Darfur), galad (eastern Sudan) and other processes using a mixed methods approach and a multi-site ethno…
In the face of insufficient resources to address the demand for its services, the criminal justice system in Nigeria is under pressure. The result is a lack of perceived justice, with long delays and crime victims believing they have not gained justice or sufficient recompense. …
The Afikpo community conflict resolution model is examined as an alternative system of justice in South-East Nigeria. The Afikpo model is rooted in cultural tradition. Indigenous social and political institutions function as channels for conflict resolution and justice. The proc…