Kerry Leigh Clamp
My main research areas of interest are the intersection of restorative justice and transitional justice; the use of restorative justice within policing; and state-initiated community restorative justice schemes. I am the Editor of the Newsletter for the European Forum for Restorative Justice, a post that I have held since January 2011.
Subjects: Criminology and Criminal Justice
Education
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BA (Criminology and Psychology), University of South Africa
Hons (Criminology), University of South Africa
MA (International Criminology), University of Sheffield
PhD, University of Leeds
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Restorative Justice, Transitional Justice, Community Justice, Criminal Justice, Policing
Websites
Books
Articles
A 'Local' Response to Community Problems?: A Critique Community Justice Panels
Published: Nov 01, 2014 by British Journal of Community Justice
Authors: K. Clamp
Community justice panels involve local members of the community as volunteers in responding to crime and have been lauded for their potential to reduce offending behaviour and provide a more localised, culturally sensitive approach to crime committed by people from those communities. This article seeks to review two different models of community justice panels.
Innovating Responses to Risk: Exploring the potential of a victim- focused polic
Published: Mar 01, 2014 by Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice
Authors: C. Paterson and K. Clamp
This article explores the potential benefits of developing partnerships with victims in managing threats to their personal safety via smart police use of electronic monitoring technologies.
Exploring Recent Developments in Restorative Policing in England and Wales
Published: Nov 01, 2012 by Criminology & Criminal Justice
Authors: Paterson, C., and Clamp, K.
This article explores the developments in restorative policing in the UK and highlights where potential problems for implementation may arise as well as some strategies to overcome them.
Restorative Justice and Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict Societies: Youth
Published: Oct 01, 2012 by Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly
Authors: O’Mahony, D., Doak, J., and Clamp, K.
This article analyses the attempts to roll out these reforms in both jurisdictions. It considers why new youth justice arrangements have largely been well received in Northern Ireland, yet have struggled to be implemented successfully in South Africa and reflects on possible lessons to be learnt in the context of post- conflict transformations.
More Than Words: Restorative Justice Concepts in Transitional Settings
Published: Sep 01, 2012 by International Criminal Law Review
Authors: Clamp, K., and Doak, J.
This article considers the applicability of restorative justice literature in the transitional justice arena.
The Influence of Legal Culture, Local History and Context on Restorative Justice
Published: Jun 01, 2012 by Nottingham Law Journal
Authors: K. Clamp
This paper uses the Czech Republic as a case study to reveal the factors that both promote and inhibit restorative justice adoption and integration to bridge this gap in the literature.
Rebalancing Criminal Justice: Potentials and Pitfalls for Community Neighbourho
Published: Feb 01, 2011 by British Journal of Community Justice
Authors: Clamp, K., and Paterson, C.
This paper seeksto explore the potential implementational difficulties and resistance that may come from communities and criminal justice practitioners, particularly the police, to community justice panels.