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The Open University

Justice, fairness and mediation

The Open University via OpenLearn

Overview

This free course, Justice, fairness and mediation, considers the concepts of justice and fairness from various perspectives but mainly focuses on effective policing and community empowerment. This course was produced by The Open University in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • 1 What’s fair for me may not seem fair to you – perception in policing
  • 1 What’s fair for me may not seem fair to you – perception in policing
  • 2 The importance of justice
  • 2 The importance of justice
  • 2.1 Forms of justice
  • 3 Restorative justice
  • 3 Restorative justice
  • 3.1 Principles of restorative justice
  • 4 Alternative approaches to dispute resolution
  • 4 Alternative approaches to dispute resolution
  • 4.1 Common features of ADR
  • 4.2 Types of ADR
  • 5 Mediation
  • 5 Mediation
  • 6 Advantages and disadvantages of mediation
  • 6 Advantages and disadvantages of mediation
  • 7 Conclusion
  • 7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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    I surely enjoyed this online training course. Informative and interactive. I will recommend this training to my cohorts.

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