The Evolution and Evaluation of Community Mediation: Limited Research Suggests Unlimited Progress

Department

Political Science and International Affairs

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2004

Abstract

Community mediation in the United States is the product of thirty years of inspiration, innovation, and improvisation. A broad array of players—working often in concert, but sometimes at cross purposes—have constructed a remarkable field that handles an estimated 100,000 conflicts each year (National Association for Community Mediation, 2003), primarily through the services of highly trained volunteer mediators.

Journal Title

Conflict Resolution Quarterly

Journal ISSN

1541-1508

Volume

22

Issue

1

First Page

101

Last Page

133

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1002/crq.94

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