How is justice restored?
by Skotnicki, Andrew
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Studies in Christian Ethics. 19(2):187-204. Restorative justice is an approach to crime and punishment that seeks to bypass the dynamics of the courtroom. It features the opporturuty for victim and offender to construct a mutually agreed-upon means of reparation. Its proponents...
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How to deal with criminals? Is there a biblical principle behind the punishment of those who break the law?
by Smedes, Lewis B.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Christrianity Today. (July 8): 59. Restorative justice may be the “more excellent way.” Restorative justice is not a replacement of retributive justice, but a complement. It seeks the rehabilitation of the wrongdoer and the repair of the victim’s injury. The...
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Retributive and restorative justice: Importance of crime severity and shared identity in people’s justice responses.
by Gromet, Dena M.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Australian Journal of Psychology. 61(1):50-57. Retributive and restorative justice present two different responses to wrongdoing: one that focuses on addressing the moral wrong through punitive sanctions (retribution) and one that focuses on addressing the harm that has been...
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Practitioner Perceptions of Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ) in Pennsylvania.
by Lee, Daniel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ASC Annual Meeting, St. Louis Adam’s Mark, St. Louis, Missouri, Nov 12, 2008. Similar to various other states across the country, during the 1990s Pennsylvania adopted Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ) as a juvenile...
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Police-led Restorative Justice Conferencing: Experience, Learning, or Skill Maintenance?
by Woods, Daniel J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ASC Annual Meeting, St. Louis Adam’s Mark, St. Louis, Missouri, Nov 12, 2008. Restorative Justice (RJ) is often evaluated in terms of outcomes, most often changes in criminal behavior. There has been little focus on the practice...
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Les grands systèmes Modèle de protection, modèle de justice et les perspectives d’avenir.
by D'Amours, Oscar
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Service social. 47(3-4):15-40. En matière d’évolution du droit des mineurs, deux grands systèmes se sont développés. Ainsi, le système de protection, inspiré de la doctrine parens patriæ, considère que l’enfant n’est pas...
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An ethic of political reconciliation.
by Philpott, Daniel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Ethics and International Affairs. 23(4):389-407. In this age of peace building the wide variety of activities undertaken to build stability and justice in and between states in the wake of massive war or other large-scale injustices entails a range of difficult ethical issues....
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Enhancing the career development of individuals who have criminal records.
by Thompson, Mindi N
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Career Development Quarterly. 58(3):209-219. Large numbers of individuals are involved in the criminal justice system. Upon release, most have difficulty finding employment and stabilizing economic resources, which contribute to recidivism. To date, the role of work in the lives...
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Managing complaints in health and social care.
by Holmes-Bonney, Kathy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Nursing Management. 17(1):12-15. An important aspect of allowing patients to take control of their health care is the introduction of new procedures for dealing with complaints. This article examines the concepts that underpin the new Department of Health regulations on...
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Commissioning justice: Truth commissions and criminal justice.
by Amnesty International, Jeremy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) London: Amnesty International Publications States should recognize that “retributive†justice and “restorative†justice (i.e. criminal justice and truth-seeking mechanisms) do not exclude, but supplement each other. In recent years, a debate has...
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Facilitators’/facilitator assistants’ experience of a restorative justice programme.
by Mackenzie, Jean
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Master’s Thesis. Master of Counselling, Notre Dame University, Fremantle, Australia.. This phenomenological study examined the lived experience of six facilitators and facilitator assistants participating in a Restorative Justice (RJ) program in Western Australia. The aim...
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Net-widening and the diversion of young people from court: A longitudinal analysis with implications for restorative justice.
by Prichard, Jeremy
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. 43(1):112-129. Internationally, many youth justice systems aim to divert young people from court through informal mechanisms, such as police cautions and restorative conferences. Among other things, diversion avoids the...
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Senate Concurrent Resolution. Requesting the Department of Public Safety to facilitate the delivery of the Huikahi Restorative Circles Program in Haraii Correctional Facilities.
by State of Hawaii, O. Oko
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Senate 25th Legislature, 2010. BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2010, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Public Safety is requested to facilitate and support federal grant...
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Victim movements at a crossroad.
by Christie, Nils
June 4, 2015
Source: (2010) Punishment & Society. 12(2):115-122. Victim movements are growing in most western countries. This is a natural consequence of modernity. Neighbourhoods are weakened, state control moves in and victims might feel they are left behind, forgotten in the legal process. Now they...
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A focus on victims of crime: A review of victims’ rights. Public consultation document.
by New Zealand Ministry of Justice
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Justice. The purpose of this consultation document is to seek your submission on the Ministry of Justice‟s preliminary proposals (outlined on pages 49-51) that aim to improve government agencies‟ responses to victims of crime and...
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