Restorative Justice – Implications for Women Offenders
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Corrections. Restorative justice is a proposed alternative framework to guide the criminal justice system. It is based on a set of assumptions which differ significantly from the assumptions of our current system. Consequently, a criminal...
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Amicus: Thistledew Circles
by Johnson, Matt
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Corrections. Amicus was requested by the Minnesota Department of Corrections and Thistledew Camp administrators to be involved in helping the organization proactively cope with the stressors and tensions that resulted from the Minnesota State...
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Victims in the peacemaking circle process
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) The Crime Victims Report. The article describes how circle processes work, focusing particularly on how it involves and benefits the...
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The growing circle of circles
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Corrections. The article describes what the circle process is and how it benefits people, using examples from all over the country to illustrate her...
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State of Minnesota in Supreme Court C9-99-2021
by State of Minnesota Court of Appeals, Rick
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Minnesota Department of Corrections. The district court did not abuse its discretion by following a sentencing circle’s recommended sanction that included a stay of adjudication when the state agreed as part of a plea agreement that the case would be sent to a sentencing...
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Racism and the power of the circle: bringing humanity into the workplace and the world
by Moore, Rick
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Kiosk, University of Minnesota. This article tells two stories of people involved with the University of Minnesota’s Race Circle and their differing perspectives on the issue of...
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In Minnesota, justice is coming full circle
by Siegel, Stephen
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) San Francisco: San Francisco Chronicle. In this living room and in other sanctuaries throughout the state, volunteer judges are devoting hours, and potentially months, to an intense process of penalty and rehabilitation, meting out punishments tailor-made to satisfy victims and...
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Domestic abuse circle sentencing pilot project
by Family Violence Network, Jim
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Minnesota Department of Corrections. The Domestic Abuse Circle Sentencing Pilot Project was initiated by the Family Violence Network (the Network) as an alternative choice to the traditional judicial system in dealing with domestic crimes, in particular, domestic assaults. The...
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Circle of Justice
by Adams, Jim
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Minneapolis: The Star Tribune. Several Minnesota communities are reviving an Indian custom to help break the cycle of crime. Volunteers help sentence offenders and then help them lead better lives....
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Making it happen: restorative justice in Minnesota
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Family Futures, vol. 2, issue 3. 28-33. In Minnesota and elsewhere, advocates of restorative justice – a new way of thinking about crime and punishment – are embracing more creative, effective measures to reduce juvenile crime and delinquency. Young people in...
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Promising practices in community justice: restorative justice
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) Minnesota Department of Corrections. This article begins with a brief overview of what the concept and goals of restorative justice entail. It continues with a summary of the types of programs that have evolved and their connection with aspects of the existing criminal system,...
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Programs bring offenders and victims face to face
by Adams, Jim
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Minneapolis: The Star Tribune. A conferencing program in Chaska, Minnesota, gets coverage for the many juvenile cases it has helped...
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Restorative justice week
by Dodd, Barry
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Bayport: The Prison Mirror, vol. 116, issue 5. Restorative justice is a concept which emphasizes healing the wounds of victims, prisoners and communities which have been impacted by crime. The main practices and programs of restorative justice reflect: identifying and taking...
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Examples of restorative justice practices
by United States Department of Justice, Mary Leadem
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) U.S. Department of Justice. A summary of several restorative justice practices, including their goals, how to implement them, and what studies show the results have been. The practices include victim-offender mediation, family group conferencing, sentencing circles, community...
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Restorative Justice Program Evaluation: Fiscal Years 2004-2007
by Minnesota Department of Corrections, Mary Leadem
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) St. Paul: Minnesota Department of Corrections. Beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2004, the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) has collected survey data that measure the perceptions of offenders, victims, and community members who have participated in state-funded restorative...
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