Peacemaking in Your Neighborhood: Reflections on an Experiment in Community Mediation

Type

Book

Authors

Beer ( Jennifer E. Beer )

ISBN 10

0865710716

ISBN 13

9780865710719

Tags

Community, community development, compromise, Conflict Resolution, consensus, cooperation, dispute resolution, Mediation, peace, Peace and Justice

Abstract

The history and methods of the Community Dispute Settlement (CDS) program in Delaware County, PA are described. Started in 1976 by the Friends Suburban Project, the project seeks to prevent violence and provide an alternative to court for neighborhood disputes. The project now has an established funding base and handles some 300 cases per year. Chapters describe the CDS mediation session, the disputant, the mediator and the mediation model, the community, and broader replication of the model as an alternative to the criminal justice system.

Description

Softcover. Fair condition, dirty and mildewed.

303.69
Social Sciences > Social Sciences, Sociology, Anthropology > Social Processes > Conflict and conflict resolution; Violence: Conflict and Conflict Resolution

BX7698 .N6
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Christian Denominations: Friends. Society of Friends. Quakers

Mediation › Delaware County
Mediation › Pennsylvania › Delaware County
Neighborhood justice centers › Delaware County
Neighborhood justice centers › Pennsylvania › Delaware County

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