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49 Clev. St. L. Rev. 255 (2001)
The Effects of Mediation in a Juvenile Incarceration Facility: Reduction of Violence through Transformation

handle is hein.journals/clevslr49 and id is 265 raw text is: THE EFFECTS OF MEDIATION IN A JUVENILE INCARCERATION FACILITY: REDUCTION OF VIOLENCE THROUGH TRANSFORMATION LINDA MORTON FLORALYNN EINESMAN1 I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 256 II. OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN'S MEDIATION PROGRAM AT JUVENILE HALL .............................................. 258 A. Background and Objectives ......................................... 258 B. The Juvenile Hall Mediation Program at California Western School of Law .............................................................. 259 III. POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON MEDIATION IN JUVENILE INCARCERATION FACILITIES ............................ 260 A. The Potential of Mediation to Empower Juveniles ...................................................... 262 B. The Ability of Mediation to Teach Empathy ............................................................ 263 C. Mediation as an Alternative Means of Social Control .............................................. 265 IV. ASSESSING OUR SUCCESS .................................................... 266 A. Resolution of Disputes ................................................. 266 B. Decrease in Violence ................................................... 266 C. Transformation of Juveniles ........................................ 267 1. Em pathy ................................................................ 267 2. Em pow erm ent ....................................................... 268 V. CURRENT FLAWS AND FUTURE A SPIRA TIONS ....................................................................... 268 'Professors, California Western School of Law. We would like to thank Professor Janet Weinstein, Ricardo Weinstein Ph.D., and Sharon Foster Ph.D. for their help with earlier drafts of this document. We would also like to thank Kara Williams, our former Program Administrator, and Dr. Nancy Johnson for their help with our statistics. Finally, we greatly appreciate the support given our program by Dean Steven Smith and Associate Dean Barbara Cox of California Western School of Law, as well as the staff and residents of Juvenile Hall, and, in particular, Polly Merickle, Deputy Chief Probation Officer, whose vision enabled us to initiate and maintain this program.

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