Cost A21: New WG on RJ, Violent Conflicts and Mass Victimisation
by Arsovska, Jana
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. 6(2-3):17. A new Working Group within the COST A 21 was established in August 2005. The main objective of the Cost A21 is to enhance and to deepen knowledge on theoretical and practical aspects of restorative justice in...
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Restorative Justice in Portugal
by Castela, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. 6(2-3):14-16. This short article provides an overview of the use of mediation with juvenile offenders in Portugal. The article also looks at the openings in Portuguese criminal code that could allow for mediation with...
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The 11th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
by Van Camp, Tinneke
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. 6(2-3):13. The eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice took place from the 18th to the 25th of April 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand. Its core theme was ‘synergies and responses:...
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New Belgian Law on Mediation
by Eyckmans, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. 6(2-3):9. According to the Belgian law of 22 June 2005, a mediation process can be started on the request of persons who have a direct interest in a criminal procedure, and this is possible during the whole criminal...
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Justice and Sentencing Traditions in Central and Eastern Europe
by Zemlyanska, Vira
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. 6(2-3):6-8. Despite the extensive and constant development of alternative sanctions, measures and procedures such as community service, conditional caution, probation supervision and restorative justice programmes in...
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Summary of the Central and Eastern European AGIS Project
by Fellegi, Borbála
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. 6(2-3):1-5. Between December 2003 and December 2005 the European Forum coordinated an AGIS project focusing on ‘Meeting the challenges of introducing victim-offender mediation in Central and Eastern Europe’...
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Children in the Secure Estate: An Independent Inquiry
by Lord Carlile of Berriew QC
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Resolution: News from the Restorative Justice Consortium. 21(Winter 2006): 6. Summary of an independent inquiry into the use of physical restraint, solitary confinement and forcible strip searching of children in prisons, secure training centres and local authority secure...
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Restorative Approaches in Sefton: The Behaviour Improvement Programme.
by Flanagan, Helen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Resolution: News from the Restorative Justice Consortium. 21(Winter 2006): 4-5. Since the project began in September 2003 a comprehensive training programme has been developed to provide staff,pupils and parents with a range of positive strategies for addressing issues of...
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Book Review: Restorative justice on the college campus: Promoting student growth and responsibility, and reawakening the spirit of campus community
by Strong, Gregory
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Restorative Justice Online February 2006 Edition. Restorative interventions are gaining popularity as a discipline alternative on college campuses. Gregory Strong reviews this collection of essays discussing the implementation of restorative practices on the college...
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Video Review: Burning Bridges
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Restorative Justice Online February 2006 Edition. This 35 minute documentary begins with news reports of the arson of an historic wooden covered bridge in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and the eventual apprehension of six local, college age men who set the fire. The focus of the...
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Making Victims’ Voices Heard
by Book, Kim
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Restorative Justice Online February 2006 Edition. Victims’ Voices Heard (VVH) provides victims and victim survivors of severe violence the opportunity to meet with their offenders in a facilitated encounter. Located in Delaware, it is based on a model first developed in...
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A Survey of 10 Years of New Zealand Court Cases on Restorative Justice
by Thorburn, Stan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Restorative Justice Online February 2006 Edition. This paper by Judge Stan Thorburn offers a brief account of the development of restorative justice in the Courts of New Zealand since it has been practised over the past 10 years. In particular, it examines a selection of court...
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Justice and Treatment Collaboration: A Process Evaluation of a Drug Court.
by Egbert, Susan C
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Best Practices in Mental Health. 2(1):74- 91. One of the most profound innovations of the drug court system is the opportunity to incorporate an understanding of drug-involved behavior with the requirements of the criminal justice system. This shift away from the predominately...
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Using Family Group Conferencing in the Children’s Mental Health Context
by Schmid, Jeanette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) American Humane FGDM Issues in Brief. In Toronto, FGC was initially used exclusively in child protection. However, it soon became evident that it could be successfully applied in the children’s mental health context. The Toronto FGC Project Steering Committee—a...
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Una aproximación al tema de la mediación y la violencia intrafamiliar
by Valenzuela, Ana MarÃa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Ponenica presentata al Seminario Mediación Instrumento de Paz Social en Distintos Ãmbitos: Penal, Laboral, Familiar e Infancia. El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo realizar un análisis introductorio sobre la aplicación de la mediación en casos vinculados a la...
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