A Family Plan Forged Out of Commitment and Love: An FGDM Story
by Welden Lynn M., Marianne O.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Practices E-Forum. 10 October 2007. This article describes one case resolved through a Family Group Decision Making...
Read More
“Indigenous-Run Legal Services in Australia and Canada: Comparative Developmental Issues”
by Nielsen, Marianne O.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) International Criminal Justice Review. 16(3): 157-178. Indigenous peoples are overrepresented in the courts of both Australia and Canada. They face a number of special disadvantages in dealing with the courts that historically have led to the development of special legal...
Read More
“In the shadow of penal law: Victim offender mediation in Germany and France”
by Tränkle, Stefanie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Punishment & Society. 9(4): 395-415 This article aims to demonstrate that German and French Victim–Offender Mediation schemes (VOM), in contrary to mainstream opinion, do not seem to work but face enormous problems, which prevent the procedure from putting into...
Read More
Volunteer Management in Boards of Probation: Perceptions of Equity, Efficiency, and Reciprocity Among Vermont Volunteers.
by Chesire, J. D
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 44(4):65-99. This study evaluated a Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) reparative probation intervention in which volunteers served on local boards to meet with probationers in order to negotiate a reparative contract. Findings indicated...
Read More
An eye for an eye? the morality of punishment.
by Townsend, Christopher
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Cambridge Papers. March 1997. The Jubilee Centre. The moral foundation of punishment is a problematic issue which has prompted several competing views. A biblical perspective is anchored in the principle of retribution: punishment is deserved in proportion to the seriousness of...
Read More
Peace Operations and Restorative Justice: Groundwork for Postâ€conflict.
by Reddy, Peter Damien
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Doctor of Philosophy Thesis. The Australian National University. Peacekeeping operations have the potential to do enormous good or they can merely suppress conflict that emerges again later. They can even damage some communities. A purely military, controlled violence...
Read More
How to create a relational society: Foundations for a new social order
by Schluter, Michael
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) The Cambridge Papers. 16(1). The Jubilee Centre. In an earlier Cambridge Paper (September 2006), a biblical ‘Charter for Humanity’ was proposed within a ‘relational framework’. This second paper seeks to answer the question, ‘How do we move towards...
Read More
Restorative justice: the views of victims and offenders.
by Shapland, Joanna
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) London: Ministry of Justice. This is the third report on the evaluation of three restorative justice schemes funded by the Home Office under its Crime Reduction Programme from mid-2001: CONNECT, the Justice Research Consortium (JRC) and REMEDI. The three schemes were designed to...
Read More
Restorative Programs Help Hawaii Inmates Reconnect with Community.
by Porter, Abbey J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Practices E-Forum. 25 September 2007. An unusual program developed in Hawaii is helping inmates learn new skills, reconnect with their loved ones and prepare for life outside the prison walls. The Restorative Circle Project, which began at Waiawa Correctional...
Read More
American Psychological Association Report Challenges School Zero Tolerance Policies and Recommends Restorative Justice
by Mirsky, Laura
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Practices E-Forum. 5 September 2007. A report issued by the American Psychological Association (APA) at their summer 2006 annual meeting found that zero tolerance policies in use throughout U.S. school districts have not been effective in reducing violence or...
Read More
Full report of evaluation of restorative practices in 3 Scottish councils.
by Kane, Jean
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) The Scottish Executive. In 2004, as part of the ‘Better Behaviour, Better Learning’ Initiative, funding was provided by the Scottish Executive for a two-year pilot project on Restorative Practices (RP) in 3 Scottish Local Authorities2. The idea of RP in education in...
Read More
Video Review: The Road to Healing: An Introduction to Restorative Justice & Alternative Dispute Resolution.
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. June 2007 Edition. The South African NGO Khulisa works toward building stronger communities and addressing crime in a way that brings healing. This video highlights Khulisa’s work with restorative justice and offers an excellent introduction to...
Read More
Building Family Empowerment: CSF Buxmont’s Individual Service Plans.
by Welden Lynn M., Louise
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Practices E-Forum. 16 August 2007. This article discusses the use of restorative practices for developing Individual Service Plans for students for youth in an alternative school...
Read More
Court at the Neighbourhood Justice Centre.
by Department of Justice, Neighbourhood Justice Centre
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Melbourne: Department of Justice, Neighbourhood Justice Centre. This brochure describes the court related services offered through the Neighbourhood Justice Centres in the Australian state of...
Read More