Problems of Conceptualization: RJ and Peace-making
by Mackay, Robert
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Report of the fifth conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, Building restorative justice in Europe: cooperation between the public, policy makers, practitioners and researchers, Verona. This presentation addressed the question: ‘What do we mean by...
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Conceptual Clarity and its Impact on RJ Policies
by McDonough, Ian
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Report of the fifth conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, Building restorative justice in Europe: cooperation between the public, policy makers, practitioners and researchers, Verona. This workshop showed how different concepts and models of intervention are...
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How Far Can and Should RJ Distance Itself from Criminal Justice?
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Report of the fifth conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, Building restorative justice in Europe: cooperation between the public, policy makers, practitioners and researchers, Verona. Many advocates of restorative justice see it as a new philosophy of...
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Accepted or Acceptable Justice? The Problem of Rational Control in Restorative Justice Practices
by Reggio, Federico
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Report of the fifth conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, Building restorative justice in Europe: cooperation between the public, policy makers, practitioners and researchers, Verona. Focusing mostly on the program of victim-offender mediation, Reggio...
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Towards a Popular, Preventative Youth Justice System.
by Farrington-Douglas, Joe
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) London: Institute for Public Policy Research. This report has four main thrusts. Youth justice, at present not succeeding in reducing reoffending,should be reshaped so that it: 1)operates at more levels in society, to match levels of offending and anti-social behaviour;2)relies...
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The Conceptual Roots of Restorative Justice in Italian Legal Tradition
by Zanuso, Francesca
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Report of the fifth conference of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, Building restorative justice in Europe: cooperation between the public, policy makers, practitioners and researchers, Verona. The Italian legal culture has some good reasons to appreciate Restorative...
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Empowering Youth to Find Alternatives to Violence
by O'Connor, Julia
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Peaceways, AGLI, vol.3(1). During the workshop I gained a greater understanding of this idea; the youth of Kenya suffer the violence of disempowerment and this creates the potential for further violence. I will relate my understanding of how the AVP workshop I attended...
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Planting the Tree of Peace Among Enemies
by Crumley-Effinger, Anna
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) PeaceWays, AGLI, vol. 2(1). This article is a report on some of the workshops held by the Alternatives to Violence Project, a reconciliation effort based on restorative justice practices that operates in Africa to heal communities affected by genocide and civil instability....
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I Am the Change I Want to See in the World: Impact of and Vision for Alternatives to Violence Project Workshops in Western Kenya
by Agizah, Getry
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) PeaceWays Kenya, African Great Lakes Initiative. AVP has been holding workshops in Kenya since 2003. Many participants have spoken glowingly about its impact in their personal lives and workplaces. The purpose of this evaluation is to find out if the project is achieving its...
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Tradition in Transition: Drawing on the Old to Develop a new Jurisprudence for dealing with Uganda’s Legacy of Violence.
by Komakech, Lyandro
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Working Paper No. 1. Kampala, Uganda: Human Rights and Peace Centre. The findings from this study suggest that traditional justice practices have both national and local relevance, and could contribute immensely toward addressing both the legacies of the major conflicts in the...
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Pono Kaulike: Reducing Violence with Restorative Justice and Solution-Focused Approaches.
by Walker, Lorenn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Federal Probation 73(1):23-27. As the Pono Kaulike pilot program developed, it became apparent that there was a need for other restorative interventions that did not require face-to-face meetings between all of the involved parties. It was additionally discovered that the...
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Restorative practices in institutional settings and at release: victim wrap around programs.
by Hurley, Martha Henderson
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Federal Probation. 73(1):16-22. While earlier efforts to increase victim involvement emphasized changes within early stages of the criminal justice system, recent efforts have emphasized the need for greater involvement of victims within institutional settings and during the...
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After the Guns Have Stopped: Searching for Reconciliation in Burundi
by Bizimana, Theoneste
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) African Great Lakes Initiative This publications tells the stories of 18 people who lived through the Hutu-Tutsi genocide in Burundi, focusing particularly on the trauma they suffered during that period and the healing they experienced after attending Healing and Rebuilding Our...
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I Am My Neighbor’s Mirror: A Community Rebuilding After Genocide
by Chico, Laura Shipler
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Peaceways, AGLI. An account of the effects of Rwandan Evangelical Friends’ program Alternatives to Violence (AVP) which is working to reconcile communities split apart by the ethnic genocide in Rwanda. The article includes many personal stories of people who were affected...
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Peace Cannot Stay in Small Places
by Chico, Laura Shipler
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Africa Great Lakes Initiative “Peace cannot stay in small places,†said Ndagijimama Abdon, an elder Gacaca judge in Gisenyi, “it is good when peace reaches everywhere.†Abdon’s message of hope and expectation is characteristic of what we found as...
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