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mediation in criminal justice  

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  • Since the 1970s, mediation has been gaining widespread popularity, visibility, and acceptance around the world, from the interpersonal level to the international. Its presence is evident in a wide range of contexts, particularly those situations in which disputing parties can be engaged to play a role in managing their own outcomes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Mediation in Criminal Justice]

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