Diverting Young Adults from Prison in NSW.
by Editor, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. November 2007 Edition. The New South Wales (NSW) Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research recently released an evaluation report of a pilot community conferencing programme targeting young adults. The programme seeks to divert persons between the ages...
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Video Review: Repairing the Harm: Restorative Justice.
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. October 2007 Edition. Repairing the Harm is a 30-minute documentary discussing restorative justice concepts and uses in various...
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Book Review: Women and the Criminal Justice System, 2nd ed.
by Gabbard, Jay
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. October 2007 Edition. Women and the Criminal Justice System explores the unique experiences of women as offenders, victims and justice professionals. It ties together the ideas of restorative justice and the empowerment...
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Real People, Real Stories: Victims Face Fear and Find Healing in Prison.
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. October 2007 Edition. The Sycamore Tree Project® (STP) brings indirect victims and offenders together for a series of in-prison meetings to discuss crime and its impact. Recently, the Australian Broadcasting Company radio programme “Street...
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Introducing Restorative Practices into Scottish Schools.
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. October 2007 Edition. In 2004, the Scottish Executive allocated funding for a 30-month pilot project to introduce restorative practices into schools in three Local Authorities. An August 2007 evaluation report outlines the implementation process for...
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Video Review: Journey Toward Forgiveness
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. September 2007 Edition. This 58-minute video presents the voices of people who have experienced the anger and bitterness of losing a loved one and chosen...
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Book Review: The meaning and nature of punishment.
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. September 2007 Edition. Martin Wright reviews David Shichor’s discussion of the arguments surrounding...
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Online Training on Conflict Resolution
by Editor
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. September 2007 Edition. Aik Saath is a peer training team in Slough, England, made up of people between 13 and 25 years of age. It was started in response to incidents of interracial violence among young Asian people in their community. (“Aik...
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RJ in Moldova: The Institute for Penal Reform.
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. September 2007 Edition. In recent years, the Republic of Moldova has begun using restorative justice processes. This required new legislation and development of pilot projects using victim offender mediation in both juvenile and adult cases. A major...
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Video Review: Breaking Bows and Arrows.
by Editor
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. August 2007 Edition. This documentary offers a gripping and powerful picture of the traditional processes that have helped build peace in Bougainville after the civil war. It provides a wonderful complement to the articles in this edition of...
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Book Review: Breaking Spears & Mending Hearts: Peacemakers & Restorative Justice in Bougainville
by Stollenwerk, Daniel J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. August 2007 Edition. Breaking Spears & Mending Hearts tells the story of civil war violence in the Melanesian island of Bougainville and the rediscovery of peacemaking mechanisms used to overcome such...
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“Operation Regenerationâ€: Applying the Lessons of Bougainville to International Peace Operations.
by Reddy, Peter Damien
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. August 2007 Edition. Using lessons learned from Bougainville, this article presents a hypothetical civil war and how peace operations might respond. The article is excerpted from the PhD dissertation of Peter Reddy who studied peacemaking operations...
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Incorporating Custom Law into State Law in Melanesia.
by Howley, Patrick
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. August 2007 Edition. In this article, Pat Howley describes the revival of custom law in Bougainville and its importance in building...
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The Bougainville Project of PEACE Foundation Melanesia.
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. August 2007 Edition. Founded in 1995, PEACE Foundation Melanesia is a grassroots organization working on peacemaking in Papua New Guinea. Much of its early work focused on Bougainville training village leaders to be...
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2007 International Prize for Restorative Justice Awarded to PEACE Foundation Melanesia.
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. August 2007 Edition. The 2007 International Prize for Restorative Justice has been awarded to PEACE Foundation Melanesia (PEACE) for its remarkable and important peacemaking work in post-war Bougainville. The $5000 (US) prize was presented in Toronto,...
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