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Law Practice,
Judges and Judiciary,
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Oct. 22, 2010

Peer Mediation: Changing Youth Culture

Peer mediation works toward changing youth culture by training young students in non-violent conflict resolution skills. By Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge John P. Doyle.

John P. Doyle

Judge (ret.)


By John P. Doyle


While those in the legal community are generally conversant when it comes to mediation as a means to settle court cases, few among us are aware of an exciting brand of mediation that is being increasingly deployed in our middle and high schools to aid in the resolution of the myriad disputes that fester there. Peer mediation has been a growing part of the alternative dispute resolution landscape for more than 20 years, growing out of the communit...

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