Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online April 2006 Edition.
Community restorative justice programmes developed in Northern Ireland as an alternative to punitive “self-policing” by the IRA and Loyalist groups. In this article, Brian Gormally, a practitioner working in Northern Ireland, provides an overview of the development of community restorative justice initiatives, their importance to the community, and the obstacles they are encountering.
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