Clarifies the concept of discretion, demonstrates how far the courts have been willing to tolerate it, and charts some new paths that appear to be opening before those who advocate wide judicial review. Available from the Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Downsview, Ontario, Canada, M3J 2R5; $8.00/issue. (Author/IRT)

Provides information on the background and legal framework of the juvenile justice system, the issues that confront it, and the pressures for change, as well as noting some sources of information on the system. Available from American Association of Law Libraries, 53 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1201, Chicago, Illinois 60604; sc $4.00. (Author/IRT)

Examines Lerner's work on the justice motive. Central to this view of justice is the notion that people are motivated to eliminate the innocent suffering of others and will do so providing the act of help does not jeopardize the individual's ability to maintain deserved outcomes. (Author/RK)

The school must consider questions of self, identity, and awareness. Such a school would demand that administrator-educators consider themselves as individuals not only immersed in change but also active agents whose purpose is to move the society toward more justice, greater openmindedness, actualization, and efficacy. (Author)

Expanded analyses were completed on the efficacy of a family empowerment intervention for juvenile offenders and their families. Results indicate the promise of the intervention in regard to the youth's drug use and involvement in drug sales during a one-year post initial interview follow up period. (Contains 12 references and 1 table.) (Author)

Presents the results of a study that focused on employees (n=114) from various industries and organizations. Reports that organizational citizenship behaviors increased when employees viewed fair treatment by supervisors as more positive. Includes references. (CMK)

The question of higher education's role in promoting social justice in the larger society is considered. It is concluded that, although higher education must exist largely apart from society to fulfill its mission, it cannot survive too far removed from social forces and must not allow contrary forces to go unchallenged. (MSE)

In a 1985 Wisconsin survey, 1,003 respondents made child support judgments for 3 hypothetical family vignettes. Their awards generally fit a system in which parents' contributions are proportional to their resources, a system based on everyday principles of fairness. Contains 61 references. (SV)

Investigated factors associated with relationship quality of 49 first-time pregnant women and their mothers using data from a two-wave mail survey. Compared correlations of intimacy and perceptions of equity with correlations of intimacy and actual help patterns. Findings indicated that perception of equity is more associated with relationship…

Law-Related Education (LRE) is a curriculum for elementary through high school students that focuses on civil, criminal, and constitutional themes as they revolve around familiar topics. LRE programs teach objective facts through the immediacy of group process. In 1989-90, LRE was active in 43 states. (MLF)

Introduces the special issue and discusses the historical failure of American government to redress the injustices suffered by African Americans and the role of scholars in creating and perpetuating racist stereotypes. Emphasizes the need to address issues of Black health and crime. (FMW)

Investigated beliefs on immanent justice of over 2000 children of 4-14 years. Results suggest a modification of the Piagetian hypothesis. They also suggest that the influence of religious instruction should not be ignored. (RJC)

Examines the use of mediation and arbitration to settle civil disputes which have been traditionally settled through the courts. Discusses the advantages of alternative forms of dispute resolution. Describes the operations of dispute resolution centers and provides information about the individuals who serve as dispute mediators. (KO)

Examines the growing trend for waste generators and corporations to dump hazardous waste material on Native American lands where environmental regulations may be lax. Examines the Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation sludge dump site that was closed after a 15-day barricade of the site's entrance. (LZ)