Dispute resolution quality may be stratified by social class
Evidence
The absence of judges, lawyers, and jurors, however, raises a serious question: Are disputants under ADR receiving “second-class justice”? Critics contend that government uses ADR to get rid of working-class citizens and their disputes rather than give them the serious consideration they deserve. Indeed, studies of mediation programs that deal with neighborhood problems have found that complainants come disproportionately from the lower middle class. However, not all ADR programs share this class character. Divorce-mediation programs draw disputants from all social classes, as do courtannexed arbitration programs. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1185
Categorization
- XREF: Class-stratified justice resonates with the reader’s broader interest in how institutions distribute justice differently across social classes. — connects to: Resource disparity between parties shapes civil litigation outcomes — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2156; Service efficiency judgments can override and even reverse cultural prejudice about clients — Michael Lipsky, Street-Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of…, 1143; Class boundaries are experienced as conversational and relational discomfort, not just income
Broader Connections
- Resource disparity between parties shapes civil litigation outcomes
#expands(0.82) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2156 - Class boundaries are experienced as conversational and relational discomfort, not just income
#expands(0.78) - Service efficiency judgments can override and even reverse cultural prejudice about clients
#complicates(0.72) — Michael Lipsky, Street-Level Bureaucracy, 1143