Restorative Justice: Dangers of the Big Tent.
by O'Hear, Michael M.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Marquette Law School Legal Studies Paper No. 09-28. From Criminal Law Conversations, edited by Paul H. Robinson, et. al. This comment responds to Erik Luna’s essay “In Support of Restorative Justice.” Luna extolls the capacity of restorative justice practices...
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Information & Resources for Victims of Crime
by MADD, Robert J
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) MADD Victim Services, MADD. A handbook with detailed information for victims of crime in Minnesota. It includes information about programs, laws, resources, forms, the court system, and other publications or organizations that might be...
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Neighborhood Collective Efficacy – Does it Help Reduce Violence?
by Sampson, Robert J
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Washington DC: National Insitute of Justice Research Preview, U.S. Department of Justice. In a major report of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, published in a recent issue of the journal “Science,” the researchers found that rates of...
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Leading the way to justice
by Kelly, Brenna R
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Tampa: The Tampa Tribune. The Town ‘N Country community takes a pioneering step in dealing with juvenile crime through a citizens’ board....
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How to build community support for restorative justice
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Community Corrections Report. A restorative response to crime is a community-building response. It is necessary to build a broad base of support for restorative justice principles and practices. Because restorative justice is grounded in community involvement it is not possible...
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City uses ‘restorative justice’ with woman who stole to gamble
by Franklin, Robert
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Minneapolis: The Star Tribune. An example of victim-offender mediation succeeding in a case where a woman stole money to support her gambling...
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Today, many sermons will have the same theme: criminal justice
by Harvey, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Minnesota: Pioneer Press. A report on Criminal Justice Sunday, declared to be October 13, and the activism of faith communities involved with restorative...
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The Circle that cares: volunteers help sex offenders beat isolation, stay out of trouble
by Parkes, Debbie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Montreal: The Gazette. Wray Budreo is used to being hated. Protestors demonstrated against the convicted pedophile while he was serving time in the Kingston Penitentiary. He was chased out of one Ontario town after his release. But there are those who have been using a more...
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‘Restorative justice’ tests commitment
by Bishop, Bill
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Oregon: The Register-Guard. After the September 11 attacks, Tammam Adi was afraid of becoming a target because he was a Muslim. So when Paul Younce threatened him on the phone, he promptly filed charges. The two ended up going to mediation and after a shaky beginning, managed to...
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Points to remember: engaging faith communities in restorative justice
by Greenwood, Jean
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Corrections. Many of us assume that communities of faith will resonate quite naturally with the principles and applications of restorative justice. Concepts of reconciliation, peacemaking, healing, forgiveness, relationship and community...
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From vision to action: some principles of restorative justice
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Church & Society. 32-42. Faith communities are essential to any approach to restorative justice. The vision of restorative justice – a vision of responding to crime by focusing on repairing the injuries caused by crime and promoting healing for victims, offenders, and...
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A justice based on healing
by Consedine, Jim
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) The Catholic Worker, vol. 63, issue 1. The author draws parallels between the restorative and biblical conceptions of justice. Restorative justice is focused on repairing the damage done during a crime, includes a wide range of emotion, and emphasizes that every action affects...
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A stitch in time
by Wesley, Carl
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Bayport: The Prison Mirror, vol. 114, issue 10. Over the past four and a half years a group of inmates at MCF-Stillwater have been hooking. No, it’s not what you think. I’m referring to crocheting. The members of the Service Project/Relaxation Group have been weaving...
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Program helps inmates learn a trade, pay back community
by Brands, Sandra
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Minnesota: Shakopee Valley News. At the Minnesota Correctional Facility for Women in Shakopee, the inmates engage in a number of restorative justice programs. One lets the women learn technical skills and earn credits from a nearby college. Then they use those skills to complete...
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Punishment
by Walsh, Tim
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Corrections. Walsh theorizes that punishment does not work to reduce long-term recidivism, but that it has an immediate effect of compliance that can be crucially helpful in creating a window for actual learning. For him, the question is...
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