A Guide to Effective Child Protection Mediation: Lessons from 25 Years of Practice.
by Giovannucci, Marilou
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Family Court Review. 47(1):38-52. What are the essential elements of a successful child protection mediation program? What outcomes are we seeking? How do we define success? How do these inform or direct program development so that it supports these outcomes? How do we know if...
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Reflections on the State of Consensus-Based Decision Making in Child Welfare.
by Mayer, Bernie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Family Court Review. 47(1):10-20. Consensus approaches to child protection decision making such as mediation and family group conferencing have become increasingly widespread since first initiated about 25 years ago. They address but are also constrained by paradoxes in the...
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Seminar 1: Restorative Justice in Action.
by Smith Institute, Josephine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Seminar held 8 November 2004. Smith Institute. This document summarizes the interaction at the first of three workshops hosted by the Smith Institute on the topic of ‘Restorative Justice in Action.’ The topics covered in the seminar included: “What is...
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Aboriginal courts for New Brunswick.
by Savarese, Josephine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) LawNow. 33(2):35-39. Over the last several decades, the Canadian criminal justice system has been encouraged to implement policies and programs that better correspond with the ideals and values of Aboriginal justice. Numerous commissions and task forces have pointed to the...
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Youth Conference Service. Inspection of the Youth Conference Service in Northern Ireland.
by Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Criminal Inspection Northern Ireland. This inspection looked at how young offenders are dealt with through the Youth Conference Service (YCS). It followed on from a comprehensive evaluation of the service conducted early in its development by Queens University Belfast (QUB)1. It...
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Colorado Children’s Code Authorizes Restorative Justice Conferences for Adjudicated Youth (Part 1 of 2).
by Wachtel, Joshua
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Practices E-Forum. 21 May. On March 31, 2008, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed into law House Bill 08-1117, which authorizes the use of restorative justice (RJ) in the state’s Children’s Code and gives Colorado the legislative edge among states that...
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Peace Versus Justice? Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and War Crimes Tribunals in Africa.
by Pillay, Suren
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Policy Advisory Group Seminar Report. Vineyard Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa. 17 and 18 May 2007. Capetown, South Africa: Centre for Conflict Resolution. The development of peacebuilding initiatives in Africa in the last decade is reflected in the proliferation of numerous...
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CSF Buxmont: The Power of Community.
by Lange, Brenda
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Practices E-Forum. 22 April. The restorative approach means that those in authority at CSF Buxmont work with the students rather than doing things to them or for them. It’s been shown that people are more likely to make positive life changes and adjust their...
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Hull, UK: Toward a Restorative City.
by Mirsky, Laura
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) Restorative Practices E-Forum. 12 January . Hull, UK, led by the Hull Centre for Restorative Practices (HCRP) and the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP), is endeavoring to become a “restorative city.†The goal is for everyone who works with...
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Discipline that Restores:STrategies to Create Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in the Classroom.
by Claassen, Ron
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) South Carolina: BookSurge Publishing. Discipline That Restores is a restorative discipline system for schools, classrooms, and homes that parallels, contributes to, and draws from emerging international conflict resolution education, peace education and restorative justice...
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(Re)Imagining Coexistence: Striving for Sustainable Return, Reintegration and Reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
by Haider, Huma
June 4, 2015
Source: (2009) International Journal of Transitional Justice, doi:10.1093/ijtj/ijn035 Prior to the 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats shared neighbourhoods and friendships. The war, through its objective and effect, divided these communities and groups....
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A Little Manual of Restorative Justice.
by Just Equipping, Tania R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Ottawa: Public Safety Canada. The little manual wants to put into your hands a basic training tool. The themes addressed in the various modules are themes that the writerspractitioners have found useful in seeking to educate communities about restorative justice and engage...
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Restorative Justice Working Group Discussion Paper.
by Hoyle, Carolyn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) London: Howard League for Penal Refrom. Commission on English Prisons Today. This discussion paper provides the background to the issues we considered at the first meeting of the Restorative Justice Working Group and a précis of the focus of our discussion....
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The Restorative Justice Living Unit at Grande Cache Institution: Exploring the Application of Restorative Justice in a Correctional Environment.
by Petrellis, Tania R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Ottawa: Correctional Services of Canada. The Restorative Justice Unit (RJU) sought to positively impact the attitudes, behaviours, and correctional outcomes of offenders. The present research project was designed to evaluate the impact the RJU had on those who chose to live...
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A Case Study of Indigenous Traditional Legal Systems and Conflict Resolution in Rattanakiri and Mondulkiri Provinces, Cambodia: Executive Summary.
by UNDP Cambodia, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Interior and UNDP Cambodia. This paper presents a summary of the findings of a participatory actionresearch Case Study into Indigenous Traditional Legal Systems in Rattanakiri and Mondulkiri Provinces (the Case Study). The...
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