Parenting Programs in Women's Prisons

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a national survey of parenting programs in women's prisons. Parenting programs may be defined as those programs that specifically address the woman's role as mother and attempt to facilitate her performance of that role, and/or aid in the development of parental skills. These programs range from parenting classes of a few hours to nurseries where imprisoned women and their infants can live together during the term of imprisonment. The need for such programs is also discussed.     

司法视域下夫妻财产制的价值转向

夫妻财产制的认知,表象是民法共同共有原理,实质蕴含夫妻甘苦与共的婚姻家庭的伦理期许。我国离婚诉讼的实施效果,呈现出重确权、轻分割、忽视矫正补偿的倾向。从功利主义哲学出发,夫妻财产归属确认的清晰便捷、财产分割的实质正义与弱势一方的矫正补偿,是评价一国夫妻财产制度带给家庭成员稳定安全感的权衡尺度。在个人主义理念强大的当下,财产法中大量的制度直接延伸至婚姻法,模糊了家庭生活与商业生活的差异。我国夫妻财产制度的精神气质应回归至以家庭命运共同体伦理性为依归,立法价值取向应从形式平等向实质正义转向,司法视域下夫妻财产制度应充分彰显婚姻法的伦理关怀,夫妻财产制的构造应致力于财产分配的公正与创造婚姻家庭的幸福。     

Evaluating Restorative Justice Programs in Taiwan

This paper aims to evaluate four restorative justice programs in Taiwan: (1) a mediation system; (2) deferred prosecution and conditional suspended sentence; (3) a youth justice system; and (4) the Taiwan Restorative Justice Initiative. In this paper, models proposed in Marshall (Restorative justice: An overview. London: Home Office, 1999) and Braithwaite (British Journal of Criminology 42:563–577, 2002b) are used as criteria to evaluate the four programs. Based on governmental documents, official statistics, and the findings of previous empirical studies, this paper will examine whose needs and power is focused and what types of value are highlighted in those four programs. This paper finds that current restorative justice programs in Taiwan place greater emphasis on offenders than on other parties such as victims and communities. In addition, maximizing and emergent standards that Braithwaite identifies are implemented more in Taiwan’s restorative justice programs than constraining standards. This paper suggests that restorative justice practices in Taiwan need to be more concerned with victims’ needs and interests, and to strengthen constraining types of restorative justice values.     

Guiding Principles for Family Justice Programs

The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and Relate, UK, co‐convened a 24‐hour consultation at St George's House, Windsor, UK, on modern family justice issues across Europe. This article identifies a preliminary set of guiding principles for family justice programs developed by consultation participants.