Restorative Practices in New School Discipline Policy.
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online. September 2008 Edition. At its August 2008 meeting, the Denver Public Schools board approved a new discipline policy that includes restorative interventions. Created by a coalition school board members and community groups, the new policy seeks to...
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Book Review: Restorative justice: ideals and realities.
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online. August 2008 Edition. Restorative values offer a high standard for practice that can be lost in the everyday running of a programme and unavoidable interface with the criminal justice system. Restorative Justice: ideals and realities, reviewed by...
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Video Review: Building Our Community: A Film about Restorative Practices.
by Editor, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online. August 2008 Edition. Building Our Community is a 15-minute video highlighting the use of restorative practices in Collingwood Primary school located in Hull, UK. Teachers, students, administrators and parents discuss the impact on the school...
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Consultation Continues on Formation of a National Canadian Restorative Justice Organization.
by Tomporowski, Barbara
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online. August 2008 Edition. In January 2008, a Steering Committee began circulating a discussion paper to determine whether there is interest in forming a national restorative justice organization in...
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Lesotho Explores Restorative Justice in Draft Bill.
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online. August 2008 Edition. The Attorney General’s office of Lesotho is reviewing the draft Children’s Protection and Welfare Bill (CPWB) that will be debated when parliament resumes session. Addressing all aspects of the treatment and...
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Book Review: Changing paradigms: punishment and restorative discipline.
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online. July 2008 Edition. This book, reviewed by Martin Wright, explores traditional justifications for punishment in criminal justice, the family and education. He argues that restorative justice offers significant...
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Movie Review: TAKE.
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online. July 2008 Edition. TAKE is a full-length feature film being released July18 in New York and rolled out into other US cities and London through September. It stars Minnie Driver (Ana) and Jeremy Renner (Saul) as two people whose lives cross and are...
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Restorative Justice and Reconviction.
by Editor
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online. July 2008 Edition. The Ministry of Justice (formerly the Home Office) in London released the last in a series of reports on the effectiveness of restorative justice. This report discusses the reconviction rates and cost effectiveness of three...
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Ireland Exploring Further Restorative Justice Implementation.
by Editor
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online. July 2008 Edition. The National Commission on Restorative Justice (Commission) in Ireland has released an interim report on its work to develop a policy framework for expanding the use of restorative justice throughout the country. The report suggests...
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Book Review: Integrating Victims in Restorative Youth Justice.
by Assur, Eric
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online June 2008 Edition. This book, reviewed by Eric Assur, explores victim participation in one community during the early implementation of the Youth Offending Team in England and Wales. It identifies issues that will be useful to keep in mind when...
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Starting a Restorative Justice Programme.
by Vergin, Carrie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online June 2008 Edition. Setting up restorative justice programmes requires networking with different agencies and working through the various issues of community and victim involvement. In this article, Carrie Vergin, Coordinator of Marathon County...
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Victims Advocating for Restorative Justice.
by Editor
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online June 2008 Edition. On May 13, a new London-based organization was launched to support the right of crime victims to have access to restorative justice programmes. The organization, Why Me?, is the brainchild of businessman Will Riley who had surprised...
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Does Terrorism Leave Space for Restorative Justice? The Case of Israel-Palestine.
by Yanay, Uri
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online June 2008 Edition. Terrorism poses difficult questions about the use of restorative justice to rebuild communities and relationships. In this article Dr. Uri Yanay of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem discusses obstacles and possibilities, drawing...
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Video Review: The Power of Forgiveness.
by Editor
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online May 2008 Edition. For 20 years, forgiveness has been studied scientifically. This video considers the psychological and physical effects of forgiveness and documents its power in situations as diverse as Ground Zero, Amish country and individual...
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Book Review: Informal Reckonings: Conflict resolution in mediation, restorative justice and reparations.
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Restorative Justice Online May 2008 Edition. Relationship with and influence from the formal justice system provide many issues for debate within the restorative justice movement. “Informal Reckonings” explores this relationship and proposes ways for informal...
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