Polarization: The Role of Emotions in Reconciliation Efforts
by Clarke, Meghan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Law and Contemporary Problems. 72(2):27-31. Experience has shown that large- and small-scale community reconciliation efforts also highlight these inadequacies in the theoretical knowledge of individual, dyadic conflicts in the larger context of understanding the emotions around...
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A Bottom-Up Approach to Transformative Justice in Northern Ireland.
by Eriksson, Anna
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) International Journal of Transitional Justice Advance Access published online on October 8, 2009 This article explores community-based restorative justice projects run by political ex-prisoners and former combatants in Northern Ireland, initiatives which are dealing with...
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Neighborhood Healed through Restorative Justice.
by Geske, Janine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Dispute Resolution Magazine. Fall 2008:16-18. They gathered on the north side of the city, where most of Milwaukee’s violent crimes occur. There were two dozen members of the community and eight special guests, offenders who had committed severely violent crimes, returning...
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Restorative Justice Principles in Youth Settings – final report.
by Standing Committee on Education, Training and Young People
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Canberra: Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory. This report contains eight chapters which detail the implementation of restorative justice principles in the ACT educational and justice settings. The report makes a number of recommendations which the...
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Calmer classrooms A guide to working with t raumatised children.
by Downey, Laurel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Child Safety Commissioner. Both research and wisdom show us that regardless of the adversity they face, if a child can develop and maintain a positive attachment to school, and gain an enthusiasm for learning, they will do so much better in their...
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Restorative Practices and Emotional Literacy.
by Blood, Peta
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Circle Speak. One of the biggest issues teachers face is how to manage the day to day difficulties and disruptions in the classroom or what we commonly refer to as “disciplineâ€. Standard practices of discipline tend to rely on blame, alienation, exclusion and lead to...
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The Australian Context – Restorative Practices as a Platform for Cultural Change in Schools.
by Blood, Peta
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Paper presented at the XIV World Congress of Criminology “Preventing Crime & Promoting Justice: Voices for Change” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA August 7-11, 2005. The implementation of Restorative Practices in Australian schools is moving at a frenetic pace,...
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Community Conferencing: Responding to the Challenge of Drug Related Incidents in Schools and Community Settings.
by Thorsborne, Margaret
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) A paper presented to the Australasian Conference On Drugs Strategy Adelaide, April, 1999 This paper will examine a range of issues surrounding the official responses by schools and other communities to incidents involving drugs and youth. Such issues include the damage to the...
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Resolving conflicts using traditional mechanismsin the Karamoja and Teso regions of Uganda.
by Chapman, Chris
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) London: Minority Rights Group International. This study is the result of intensive research and consultations with community representatives and local and national government officials in Karamoja and Teso regions of northeast Uganda. The conclusions of the research can be...
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Family Group Decision Making Helps Prison Inmates Reintegrate into Society
by Mirsky, Laura
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Restorative Practices E-FOrum. 21 September 2009. It Takes a Village, a private service provider based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, provides FGDM for youth and families. Agency program manager Dewaine Finkenbinder began using FGDM with adjudicated prisoners in Adams County in...
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Does restorative justice affect reconviction? The fourth report from the evaluation of three schemes.
by Shapland, Joanna
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) London: Ministry of Justice. This is the fourth report on the evaluation of three restorative justice schemes funded by the Home Office1 under its Crime Reduction Programme from mid-2001: CONNECT, the Justice Research Consortium (JRC) and REMEDI. Restorative justice was defined...
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Not Just a Degree, a Movement: The IIRP Graduate School Confers its First 14 Master’s Degrees.
by Mirsky, Laura
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Practitces E-Forum. On June 21, 2008, the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP) Graduate School held its first commencement ceremony, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, conferring 14 master’s degrees: five in Restorative Practices and...
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Restorative Justice: Interim Report.
by National Commission on Restorative Justice, Paul
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Dublin: National Commission on Restorative Justice. The report refers to international evidence from the perspectives of victims, offenders and the community. It demonstrates that while satisfaction and participation rates among victims and offenders may be positive across many...
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Opening Address by Michelle Shannon National Director, Irish Youth Justice Service.
by Shannon, Michelle
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice: Looking Back To the Future Conference 16th October 2007. Ladies and Gentleman, I would like to welcome you all to today’s conference “Restorative Justice – Looking back to the futureâ€. It is a privilege to be here and I look forward...
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Community Service Foundation and Buxmont Academy (CSF Buxmont): Analysis of Students Discharged During Three School Years (2003-2006).
by McCold, Paul
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Bethlehem, PA: International Institute of Restorative Practices. This paper reports on the latest (third) phase of an ongoing study, in progress since 1999, which highlights decreases in offending among 3,928 youth discharged from Community Service Foundation and Buxmont...
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