Restorative justice program evaluation: fiscal year 2005 report
by Minnesota Department of Corrections, Mary Leadem
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) 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 mem-bers who have participated in state-funded restorative...
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Restorative circles and class meetings
by Ticiu, Mary Leadem
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) South Saint Paul Public Schools. One school system’s summary of how they run circles and what their values...
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One victim’s ‘wake-up call’ produces a reconciliation
by Harvey, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Minnesota: Pioneer Press. A man who was the victim of a burglary uses the opportunity to reach out to his community and strengthen their neighborly ties, including with the two teens who broke into his...
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Juvenile Justice System Terminology
by Minnesota Department of Corrections, Elizabeth
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Minnesota Department of Corrections. A short glossary of terms often used while discussing juvenile...
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Finding justice in a tragic end
by Stawicki, Elizabeth
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Transcript from Minnesota Public Radio. During a fight, Freddy Schultz was accidentally run over and killed. The judge ordered the parties to attend group conferencing with mediation. Although it was difficult, ultimately it helped the whole community and the people involved...
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Family Group Conferencing
by Taylor, Bruce R
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Alexandria: Educational Leadership, vol. 54. In a school close to Philadelphia, administrators are increasingly using family group conferencing to handle disciplinary problems amongst their students. The article describes how conferencing works and the positive effects it has...
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Changing her ways, set to graduate
by Welbes, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Minnesota: Pioneer Press. One teenager who had a troubled youth at a school for students with severe emotional and behavioral disorders changed her behavior after her school introduced circle...
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Exploring justice: an opportunity for dialogue between offenders and law students
by Minnesota Department of Corrections, Cheryl M
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Minnesota Department of Corrections. Justice isn’t really talked about in law school.‖ Nathan Jurowski, law student and co-founder of Exploring Justice. While justice is the basic purpose of our crimi-nal justice system, those on opposite sides of the law often...
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Newsletter Spring 2006
by Editor, Cheryl M
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Charlottesville: Central Virginia Restorative Justice Newsletter. This issue of the Central Virginia Restorative Justice newsletter contains the story of a youth who stole some instruments from the agency where he was working. But after participating in a restorative justice...
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Newsletter Fall 2007
by Editor, Cheryl M
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Charlottesville: Central Virginia Restorative Justice Newsletter. This issue of the Central Virginia Restorative Justice newsletter contains an article discussing the merits and uses of reintegrative...
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Newsletter Winter 2007
by Editor, Cheryl M
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Charlottesville: Central Virginia Restorative Justice Newsletter. This issue of the Central Virginia Restorative Justice newsletter relates the story of a young teenage girl who had gotten in many fights at school, finally culminating in a year-long suspension and charges being...
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Newsletter Spring 2008
by Editor, Cheryl M
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Charlottesville: Central Virginia Restorative Justice Newsletter. This issue of the Central Virginia Restorative Justice newsletter includes a story about two young men who made a series of prank calls to a woman nearby. When she pressed charges, the two sides had very differing...
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Fear
by Editor, Cheryl M
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Charlottesville: Central Virginia Restorative Justice Newsletter. This issue of the Central Virginia Restorative Justice newsletter tells the story of a teen who robbed a woman’s store. The teen felt very guilty about it and the storeowner found herself deeply taxed...
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Vision
by Editor, Cheryl M
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Charlottesville: Central Virginia Restorative Justice Newsletter. This issue of the Central Virginia Restorative Justice newsletter contains a story about a boy who was facing charges after sending a dangerous prank e-mail. As a form of diversion from court, he went to work with...
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Make No Little Plans
by Editor, Cheryl M
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Charlottesville: Central Virginia Restorative Justice Newsletter. This issue of the Central Virginia Restorative Justice newsletter focuses on a story about the healing victim-offender mediation and brought to the victim and offender involved in a violent...
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