“Rethinking Justice in New Zealand – A Critical Assessment of Restorative Justice”
by Goodyer, Hannah
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Canterbury Law Review. 9:179-199 This paper examines restorative justice as a theory, comparing what it offers to key participants in the justice process with that proffered under the current criminal justice system. It then evaluates the claims of restorative justice,...
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“Restorative Cautioning”
by Carr, Nicola
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Probation Journal. 49: 238. In 2000, nearly a quarter of a million people received a police caution, accounting for a third of all criminal justice disposals. The rules governing cautions have primarily been guided by Home Office Circular 18/1994, which sets out the purpose of...
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“Reporting the Truth Commission: Analysis of Media Coverage of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa”
by Bird, Edward
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) International Communication Gazzett. 59(4-5): 331-343 This article examines the coverage afforded to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of South Africa by a selection of South African media. It looks at how the media have constructed the past, the way in which the...
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“Reparation: Prospects for Criminal Justice”
by Harding, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (1984) Probation Journal. 31: 140-142. Pilot projects in one metropolitan area suggest that reparation schemes, tried successfully in the United States and New Zealand, can be adopted for local use in and out of court, and be well received by victims of...
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An Experimental Juvenile Probation Program
by Brank, Eve
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Crime & Delinquency. 54(2):193-224. In an effort to provide a wider range of services to youth and their families than is traditionally available in routine probation, the South Oxnard Challenge Project (SOCP) employed a team approach to service delivery of an intensive...
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“Referral Orders”
by Tuddenham, Robin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Probation Journal. 49:165 The final evaluation report on the referral order pilots was published on the 2nd April 2002, the day that they were implemented on a national basis. The report presents the findings of the 18 month evaluation into the eleven pilot areas, and is based...
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“The Reek of Cruelty and the Quest for Healing – Where Retributive and Restorative Justice Meet”
by Villa-Vicencio, Charles
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Journal of Law and Religion. 14:165-187 These arguments on behalf of revenge bring into sharp relief two seemingly contradictory models for responding to radical evil. Both are morally defensible, and carry a measure of socio-political appeal. Both give expression to a measure...
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Compassion, Suffering and the Self:A Moral Psychology of Social Justice.
by Williams, Christopher R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Current Sociology. 56(1):5-24. Concerns for social justice have figured prominently in much current sociological and criminological discourse. Often implicated by these critiques is the enduring presence of harm, suffering and injustice in contemporary western society —...
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Video Review: Achieving Balanced and Restorative Justice in Pennsylvania’s Juvenile justice System
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. December 2007 Edition. This 23-minute video explores the principles and programmes of the Balanced and Restorative Justice initiative in the juvenile justice system in...
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Book Review: Justice as a Basic Human Need.
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. December 2007 Edition. This compilation of interdisciplinary essays discusses the concept of “justice†as a basic need in terms of Maslow’s Theory of Human...
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Making Sense of North American and South African Differences in the Practice of Restorative Justice
by Sharpe, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. December 2007 Edition. Cultural realities in North America and South Africa influence the way practice is undertaken. In this article, Susan Sharpe and George Lai Thom explore how those differences impact the practice of victim offender mediation in...
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South Australia: Nunga Court II – Aboriginal Sentencing Conferences
by Cannon, Andrew
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. December 2007 Edition. The Nunga Court of South Australia was established in 1999 to provide a culturally relevant sentencing option for Aboriginal offenders. 2005 legislation legitimizing the Nunga court required that victims be given the opportunity...
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Video Review: Heartspeak Productions on You Tube.
by Editor, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. November 2007 Edition. Heartspeak Productions creates multimedia presentations promoting restorative justice values and practices. Its documentary A Healing River has received good reviews. Heartspeak Productions has recently begun posting clips from...
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Book Review: Restorative justice: how it works.
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. November 2007 Edition. In Restorative Justice: How it Works, Marian Liebmann describes the wide range of uses of restorative justice theory and practice. Martin Wright reviews the...
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Creating Alternatives for Young Offenders in Toronto.
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. November 2007 Edition. An innovative diversion programme offers young offenders in the Greater Toronto area an opportunity to clear their records and contribute to the community. Called PACT (for participation, acknowledgement, commitment, and...
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