Lessons from the mediation obsession: Ensuring that sentencing ‘alternatives’ focus on indigenous self-determination
by Behrendt, Larissa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) In Restorative justice and family violence, ed. Heather Strang and John Braithwaite, 178-190. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Indigenous people in Australia are over-represented in the criminal justice system. Additionally, indigenous people – whether as victims,...
Read More
Balance in the response to family violence: challenging restorative principles
by Bazemore, Gordon
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) In Restorative justice and family violence, ed. Heather Strang and John Braithwaite, 153-177. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Bazemore and Earle state that restorative justice principles and processes per se are not problematic in response to violence, even among close...
Read More
Somali community-based justice: A journey back, a journey forward.
by Ali, Khadija O
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Reflections: A Journal of the Conflict Transformation Program 1: 12-17. Khadija Ali notes that Somalia has a patrilineal society of clans and sub-clans in which people have a strong sense of belonging and obligation among clan members. Crimes and conflicts used to be resolved by...
Read More
Restorative Community Service: Earning Redemption, Gaining Skils and Proving Worth.
by Maloney, Dennis
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Reclaiming Children and Youth. 15(4): 214-219. A prominent leader in the movement towards restorative approaches in juvenile justice presents cutting-edge practice for community service. Such programs balance community safety, accountability for behavior and development of the...
Read More
“Integrating Theory and Research: The Development of a Research-Based Treatment Program for Juvenile Male Sex Offenders.â€
by Calley, Nancy G.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Journal of Counseling and Development. 85(Spring): 131-142. A research-based treatment model designed to effectively address identified factors related to juvenile sexual offending behaviors is presented. Current research, theory and national standards related to juvenile sexual...
Read More
Sentencing Circles for Aboriginal Offenders in Canada: Furthering the Idea of Aboriginal Justice Within a Western Justice Framework.
by Spiteri, Melanie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research through the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts at the University of Windsor. This thesis examines the use of sentencing circles...
Read More
Restorative Practices: Implications for Educational Institutions
by Marshall, Patricia
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Paper presented at “Dreaming of a New Reality,” the Third International Conference on Conferencing, Circles and other Restorative Practices, August 8-10, 2002, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This paper explores the central role played by schools in introducing students to a...
Read More
Making Law Modern: Toward a Contextual Model of Justice
by Haney, Craig
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law. 8(1). Contemporary psychological and legal models of behavior are still fundamentally at odds, and the impending paradigm clash may have profound, long-term consequences four our 21century legal doctrines and institutions. The...
Read More
The Call to Order: Families, Responsibility and Juvenile Crime Control
by Hil, Richard
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Journal of Australian Studies. (December): 101 Australian juvenile justice has placed much emphasis on the family as a source of juvenile crime. Furthermore, there is a growing concern over the decline of the modern family and a shift towards community-based crime prevention....
Read More
Long Term and Immediate Outcomes of Family Group Conferencing in Washington State (June 2001).
by Shore, Nancy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Restorative Practices E-Forum. September 10. This article presents the findings of a retrospective study of 70 family group conferences (FCG) conducted in Washington State. These 70 FCGs addressed the well-being of 138 children. The families within the evaluation were primarily...
Read More
Reconciliation and Revenge in Post-Apartheid South Africa
by Wilson, Richard A
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Current Anthropology. 41(1): 75-98. Human rights are a central element in the new governmental projects in the new South Africa, and this article traces some of the specific forms of connection and disconnection between notions of justice found in townships of the Vaal and...
Read More
Restorative Justice in Schools
by Hopkins, Belinda
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Support For Learning. 17(3): 144-149. This article explores the potential of a restorative approach in school in addressing challenging or disruptive behaviour and conflict wherever that may occur in the school community. It suggests some steps for introducing restorative...
Read More
The Longmont Community Justice Partnership: Restorative Justice Practice as Collaboration
by Title, Beverly
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Contemporary Justice Review. 5(3): 273-284 This paper documents the application of restorative justice principles using a model which was developed by the Longmont Community Justice Partnership (LCJP) and is being used in other communities in Colorado. It explains the structure...
Read More
Narrative Accounts from the Citizens, Victims, and Offenders Restoring Justice Program
by Lovell, Madeline L
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Contemporary Justice Review. 5(3):261-272 This paper describes the Citizens, Victims, and Offenders Restoring Justice (CVORJ) program, a prison-based program conducted as a pilot study at the Washington State Reformatory. The program brings together offenders and victims-though...
Read More
Restorative Justice and Collective Responsibility: Lessons for and From the Rwandan Genocide
by Drumbl, Mark A
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Contemporary Justice Review. 5(1):5-22. Genocide struck Rwanda in 1994. Since then, national and international trials have endeavored to promote reconciliation, deterrence, peace, justice, and human rights. This article posits a disconnect between these trials and the attainment...
Read More