Report on New Zealand Restorative Justice Conference.
by Rea, Lisa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) The Crime Victims Report. 9(2): 24-25. Rea attended the New Zealand International Conference on Restorative Justice in December 2004. This article gives you a sense of the conference, her experience as a speaker, and reflections on what she heard and how it applies to the United...
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A Body in Motion.
by Toews, Barb
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) The Crime Victims Report. 9(2): 19-20, 30. A Body in Motion is a play that was prisoner requested in the State Correctional Institution at Graterford, one of Pennsylvania’s largest prisons. Prisoners familiar with Howard Zehr’s book, Transcending: Reflections of...
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Creating Peaceful Communities.
by Russell, Susan S
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) The Crime Victims Report. 8(6): 81-82, 90-92. Enduring a violent crime in a community once viewed as a paradise gives rise to questions about the role of faith in our lives and in our communities. The September 11th tragedy demonstrated a pivotal change in how the United States...
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Victims, Survivors, and Offenders: Working Together to Create Safe Neighborhoods.
by Bird, Arwen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) The Crime Victims Report. 8(6): 81, 94-95. Crime Survivors for Community Safety (CSCS) has worked for nearly six years with groups representing current and former prisoners and their families. CSCS promotes a criminal justice system that holds people accountable for the harm...
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Discussion Paper: A Reflective Analysis on Reconciliation as it Relates to Criminal Justice (A Search for Community-Building Justice).
by National Associations Active in Criminal Justice, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (1987) Discussion paper prepared by a working group of the National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ) for a workshop on “New Directions in Criminal Justice”, May 6-7, Ottawa, Ontario. The National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ) is a coalition...
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A Separate Peace: Strengthening Shared Justice.
by Borrows, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In Catherine Bell and David Kahane, eds, Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. Pp. 343-363. As the concluding chapter of this volume, I take up Jeremy Webber’s sharp observation as a starting point:...
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Commentary: Intercultural Dispute Resolution Initiatives Across Canada.
by Pirie, Andrew
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In Catherine Bell and David Kahane, eds, Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. Pp. 329-339. In Canadian society, it is difficult to imagine disputes that are simultaneously more complex, pressing, profound, and...
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The Dispute Resolution Provisions of Three Northern Land Claims Agreements.
by Bankes, Nigel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In Catherine Bell and David Kahane, eds, Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. Pp. 298-328. This chapter offers a preliminary survey of the dispute settlement provisions of three northern land claims agreements:...
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What’s Old is New Again: Aboriginal Dispute Resolution and the Civil Justice System.
by Lowe, Diana
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In Catherine Bell and David Kahane, eds, Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. Pp. 280-297. While ADR is a relatively new phenomenon in Western legal systems, dispute resolution techniques have been used by...
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Indigenous Dispute Resolution Systems Within Non-Indigenous Frameworks: Intercultural Dispute Resolution Initiatives in Canada.
by Bell, Catherine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In Catherine Bell and David Kahane, eds, Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. Pp. 241-279. The purpose of this chapter is to review indigenous community-based dispute resolution process negotiated within the...
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Commentary: Reconciling Our Memories in Order to Re-Envision Our Futures.
by Duthu, N. Bruce
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In Catherine Bell and David Kahane, eds, Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. Pp. 232-237. The chapters in this section reflect a cautious optimism regarding the prospects for improved relations between...
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Parallel Justice Systems, or a Tale of Two Spiders.
by Dewhurst, Dale
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In Catherine Bell and David Kahane, eds, Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. Pp. 213-231. Recently, attempts have been made to modify or create systems of justice to respond to Aboriginal rights and values....
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Reconciliation Devices: Using the Trust as an Interface Between Aboriginal and State Legal Orders.
by Overstall, Richard
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In Catherine Bell and David Kahane, eds, Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. Pp. 196-212. In the following sections, the chapter outlines the institutional issues that arise at each of the three areas of...
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Who Gets to Say What Happened? Reconciliation Issues for the Gitxsan.
by Napoleon, Val
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In Catherine Bell and David Kahane, eds, Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. Pp. 176-195. The purpose of this chapter is to review the several ways that reconciliation has been defined and applied, and to...
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Weche Teachings: Aboriginal Wisdom and Dispute Resolution.
by Ghostkeeper, Elmer
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) In Catherine Bell and David Kahane, eds, Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. Pp. 161-175. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce key concepts and values based in Aboriginal knowledge systems. In...
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