Using the Victim Role as both Sword and Shield : The Interactional Dynamics of Restorative Justice Sessions.
by Clairmont, Don
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Journal of Contemporary Ethnography.First published online on 23 August asdoi:10.1177/0891241608322814. Recently, criminal justice professionals have advocated restorative justice as an alternative to traditional punitive practices. Extant research has not examined the strategic...
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School Bullying and Tackling Strategies
by Wong, Dennis S. W.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Hong Kong:Centre for Restoration of Human Relationships A team has been formed at the City University of Hong Kong to conduct research on bullying and to identify the best strategies for beating bullying since 2000. Sponsored by the Quality Education Fund,...
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Victim-offender Mediation Receives Support in Bulgaria
by Editor, Kahwa S. K.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) European Forum for Restorative Justice. 9(1):11-12 At the end of 2007 restorative justice developments in Bulgaria were significantly accelerated. Two big events – a work-shop and a round-table discussion on perspectives on mediation in penal matters – were...
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Conference on developing standards for assistance to victims of terrorism
by Editor, Kahwa S. K.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) European Forum for Restorative Justice. 9(1):10-11 Four years ago, on 11 March 2004, a train in the Atocha (Madrid) railway station was bombed. 192 people were killed. In response to this tragic event, the European Day for the Victim of Terrorism was established. On the fourth...
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The Council of Europe Guidelines continued support for restorative justice
by Editor
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) European Forum for Restorative Justice. 9(1):8-10 At the Third Summit of the Council of Europe (Warsaw, May 2005), the Heads of State and Government undertook to make “full use of the Council of Europe’s standard-setting potential” and “promote...
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AGIS project for the development of RJ in Southern Europe: some points on Italy
by Editor, Kahwa S. K.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) European Forum for Restorative Justice. 9(1):6-8. A recent article in the Newsletter of the European Forum, ‘Going South – The first outcomes of work in progress’ grouped Italy among the Southern European nations – together with Greece, Malta, Spain,...
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VOM services, a hopeful reality for the Basque country
by Editor, Kahwa S. K.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) European Forum for Restorative Justice. 9(1):4 The aims of the Victim Offender Mediation service are: (1)to offer a mediation process in the different phases of penal process (instruction, judgment and execution), (2) to give an opportunity to the person who has suffered a crime...
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Victim Compensation and Aspects of Law and Justice in Tanzania.
by Lugakingira, Kahwa S. K.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) International Criminal Justice Review. 18(3):292-317. Under the common law legal system, the tradition in criminal justice has been to focus on the accused and to ensure that he or she gets punished. The victim of the crime is ignored and at most given the...
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Restorative Justice, Self-interest and Responsible Citizenship
by Walgrave, Lode
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Cullompton, Devon UK: Willan Publishing. The first aim of this book is to find clarity. I am going to try to distil out of the large and diverse restorative justice literature what are in my view the essentials of restorive justice, and what it should be ideally. In doing so, I...
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Peacemaking Circles & Urban Youth
by Boyes-Watson, Carolyn
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) St. Paul, MN: Living Justice Press Carolyn Boyes-Watson brings the wisdom of the Circle as the medicine for youth at risk. She documents the Circle as a philosophy, an ecological method of relating, and a healing intervention with youth, bringing them to responsibility. In our...
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Giving Voice to the Dead: An Exploratory Analysis of Executed Offenders’ Last Statements and Statements of Thier Co-Victims
by Vollum, Scott
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Dissertation submitted for the degree Doctor of Philosophy.Sam Houston State University. This study sheds important light on the human context of the death penalty and the humanity which is at the center of it. The death penalty is often touted as a punishment justly applied to...
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The Impact of Restorative Justice Practices on Participants
by Rugge, Tanya A
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Dissertation submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Psychology. Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario. There is an abundance of research that suggests that restorative justice processes are satisfying to both victims and offenders. Restorative justice...
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Restorative Justice and Youth Courts: An Examination of Implementation Intensity, Recidivism, and Accountability
by Ventura, Holly Elizabeth
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Dissertation submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Sociology.University of South Carolina. Offered here is an evaluation of the restorative approach in the context of juvenile diversion, specifically, youth courts. Youth courts have emerged as a...
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A Study of Juvenile Drug Offenders in the Central Observation and Protection Center, Bangkok, Thailand
by Lerdtomornsakul, Unisa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Dissertation submitted for the degree Doctoral of Philosophy.Sam Houston State University The purpose of this study is to (1) provide a descriptive analysis of the entire population of drug offenders in the Bangkok Central Observation Center (COPC); (2) conduct a comparative...
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Increasing Incarcerated Females Empathy for Victims: A qualitative Study of Victim Impact Classes
by Kenyatta, Sonji Imani
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Dissertation submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy In Urban Education:Counseling. Cleveland State University. The purpose of this dissertation was to evaluate the effects of Victim Impact Classes on eight female offenders’ feelings of empathy for victims. The...
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