Forgive and forget?
October 21, 2015
from the post by Jon Collins on Restorative Justice Council: ….The first thing to note is that victims do not have to forgive their offender to take part in restorative justice. This may be obvious to those working in the field, but it’s a common misconception and a barrier to...
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Yeovil woman who breached ASBO for 10th time now ‘making great strides forward with her life’
October 21, 2015
from the article in the Western Gazette: Magistrates were told that a Yeovil woman who admitted breaching an Anti Social Behaviour Order for the tenth time was now making great strides forward with her life. Darcy Phoenix was charged with the offence after being found in the Tesco car park in...
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Restorative justice in the classroom
October 21, 2015
from the story by Kara Lofton on WMRA: Restorative justice is the idea that conflict occurs because of broken relationships. If relationships can be restored, conflict can be resolved without punishment, resentment, or continued animosity. WMRA’s Kara Lofton talked to three teachers who...
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Abuser and survivor, face to face
October 11, 2015
from the article by Leah Sottile in The Atlantic: ….Through her classes, Kimberly learned of and was eventually asked to speak on a panel for Domestic Violence Safe Dialogue (DVSD), a Portland nonprofit with a mission of allowing survivors to “speak to domestic violence offenders...
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Meet the ‘Peace Queen’ who’s helping reduce trouble at Sullivan High
October 11, 2015
from the article by Linze Rice for DNAinfo: When Aryanna Boatman talks, she keeps her hands folded in her lap and speaks softly, but with confidence. The 17-year-old senior at Sullivan High School in Rogers Park sits in a powdered blue room where the walls are bespeckled with positive...
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Deeper discipline demands deeper pedagogy
October 11, 2015
from the article by Sarah M. Fine in Learning Deeply: …the video showcases a highly non-traditional model of school discipline–specifically the restorative approach that a growing number of schools have chosen to adopt as a way to address the fact that youth of color tend to...
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Could the peace deal in Colombia be a model for other conflicts?
October 11, 2015
from the article by Jennifer Lynn McCoy and Jelena Subotic in The Conversation: On September 23 2015, the Colombian government made a major breakthrough in its negotiations with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) to end 50 years of conflict. After three years of talks,...
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District 150 committee begins process of lining up with new law targeting discipline
October 11, 2015
from the article by Pam Adams in the Journal Star: With zero tolerance and other harsh disciplinary policies on the way out in Illinois, Peoria School District 150’s parent-teacher advisory committee took the first steps Thursday toward bringing the district’s policies in line with...
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Colombia victim representatives express unanimous support for justice deal
October 5, 2015
from the article by Rose Lander in Colombia Reports: Representatives for the victims of Colombia’s ongoing internal armed conflict on Monday expressed their unanimous support for a transitional justice deal that was signed last week by the government and FARC...
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Justice after injustice: What happens after a wrongfully convicted person is exonerated—and the witness finds out she identified the wrong man
October 5, 2015
from the article by Lara Bazelon in Slate: ….On Feb. 5, 1984, the police picked up Thomas Haynesworth, a teenager who was on his way to the store on orders from his mother to buy sweet potatoes for Sunday dinner. Haynesworth, a self-described “goody two-shoes and peacemaker”...
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Another school shooting — and what we can do about it
October 5, 2015
from the article by Matthew Albracht on Huffington Post: Once again, a school shooting has killed young adults in America. This time at the Umpqua Community College in Oregon. This is the 45th school shooting this year in America. It’s the 142nd school shooting since the...
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Can justice be served without putting kids behind bars?
October 5, 2015
from the article by Reagan Jackson in Crosscut.com: Last week, the Seattle City Council resolved to end the practice of putting young lawbreakers behind bars. Resolution 31614, which passed unanimously, is a commitment to “eliminate the need to detain or incarcerate youth” by...
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Fresno Unified approves restorative justice program
June 8, 2015
On Wednesday, the Fresno Unified School Board voted to implement Restorative Justice. A program increasingly offered in schools to replace Zero Tolerance policies like suspensions and expulsions for non-violent disciplinary cases. Fresno Unified Superintendent Michael Hanson said,...
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20 essential principles for corrections-based victim services
June 8, 2015
2. A process “centered†on meeting the victim/survivor’s needs through the corrections-based victim service agency in the state where the offender was convicted. Victim-Centered VOD must be firmly grounded in helping survivors meet some of the unmet needs they continue...
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