The article on Kieft's War goes into detail about how cultural misunderstandings in the colony of New Amsterdam built upon each other until violence broke out between the Dutch and local indigenous tribes. It then argues that differences in "cultures of violence" and the inability to understand these differences exacerbated violent conflicts. Still, somehow, peace emerged after many years but only as concepts of justice were satiated. 

Explain how peace (justice) was achieved by the warring parties. Would the situation have evolved and ended differently if today's concepts of the rule of law and professional criminal justice organizations (police, courts, corrections) with their cultural sensitivity and training in cross-cultural communications and conflict resolution, restorative justice, and community-based policing existed then? Why or why not?

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Kiefts War which took place in the mid17th century was a conflict between the Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam presentday New York and various local in... View the full answer