Restorative Justice –Background and Discussion Paper.
by Bassett, Louise
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Melbourne: Department of Justice, Neighbourhood Justice Centre. The Neighbourhood Justice Centre Community Liaison Committee (CLC) is interested in restorative justice and will host a public forum on the topic on 21 March 2007. As community engagement is a vital element of the...
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The Neighbourhood Justice Centre. Community Justice in Action in Victoria.
by Department of Justice, Neighbourhood Justice Centre
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Melbourne: Department of Justice, Neighbourhood Justice Centre. This document details the development and operation of the Neighbourhood Justice Centre (NJC) at Collingwood in the City of Yarra. It exists as a work in progress, and will be developed and extended as the NJC...
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El Principio de Oportunidad y la Conciliación Familiar.
by Honores, Jenny DÃaz
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Centro de Estudios de Justicia de las Americas. SUMARIO: 1. Principio de Oportunidad: 1.1. Concepto General. 1.2. Presupuestos. 1.3. Beneficios. 1.4. El Fiscal Conciliador. 1.5. El Juez Conciliador. 1.6. La AutonomÃa de la Voluntad. 2. La Conciliación Familiar en el...
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Reflexiones en torno a la incorporación de estrategias de justicia restaurativa en nuestro paÃs
by Hidalgo, Hector Campos
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Confraternidad Carcelaria Internacional Este artÃculo, como su tÃtulo lo señala, pretende aportar al debate y la reflexión sobre la incorporación de estrategias de justicia restaurativa en nuestro paÃs, para enfrentar conflictos penales. Contiene la...
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Building Our Community: A Film about Restorative Practices.
by Cafesociety.org, Mark S.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2008) Cafesociety.org in partnership with Step4ward Ltd. & Hull Centre for Restorative Practices. 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...
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Guidelines for Victim-Sensitive Victim Offender Mediation
by Umbreit, Mark S.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programmes. Office for Victims of Crime. This monograph presents specific criteria and recommendations to enhance the overall quality of victim-offender mediation programs and promote far more victim-sensitive...
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Youth Participants Speak About Their Family Group Conference Experience.
by Dawson, Angel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) American Humane FGDM Issues in Brief Youth contribution and participation can be central to a successful FGC. Studies, such as one in Calgary (Sieppert & Yvonne, 2003), emphasize that children should not be overlooked as capable of offering knowledge, leadership, or power....
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Reviewing a Swedish Outcome Study on Family Group Conferences.
by Merkel-Holguin, Lisa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) American Humane FGDM Issues in Brief The conclusions of this Swedish study appear inconsistent with the majority of international research and evaluation on family group decision making (FGDM) and, therefore, it has generated significant discussion. The purpose of this Issue...
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How Family Group Conferencing Influences Decision-Making in New Zealand Courts.
by Boshier, Peter
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) American Humane Association. PendingFamily Group Conferences (FGCs) were created by the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989. This Act deals with State intervention into childcare and aims to protect children from abuse and neglect through its care and protection...
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Restorative Processes & Doing Justice
by Robinson, Paul H.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) U of Penn Law School, Public Law Working Paper No. 07-07 . University of St. Thomas Law Journal.3(3):421-429. This essay argues that, while many restorative processes are quite valuable, there is the potential for their use to produce results that conflict with the...
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Time to teach an old dog new tricks
by Becroft, Judge A J
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In, Report on the 2006 COnference — ‘Beyond Retribution.’ Aukland, NZ: Prison Fellowship New Zealand. pp.77-91 !us, imprisonment is used far less frequently than it was prior to 1989 and far less frequently than it is in the adult system. Despite this drop in...
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Peacemaking in the time of hostility
by Wilkes, Stephanie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) University of Minnesota This article describes the work of Dr.Mark Umbreit in engaging the Muslim Community in issues related to restorative...
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Healing in Our Land: Jamaica Hosts International Conference on Restorative Justice
by Wachtel, Joshua
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Practices E-Forum. 20 November 2007. Jamaica’s commitment to RJ was heralded in January and February, 2007, with a 21-day period of “national grieving, atonement, healing, restoration and reconciliation,†declared by the governor general, Hon....
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Victim Impact Classes/Panels for Offenders: Training Seminar; Student’s Manual
by Lowe, K
June 4, 2015
Source: (1998) US Dept of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime. The offenses addressed are property crime, drug offenses, violent crime, domestic violence, crimes against the elderly, child maltreatment, assault, sexual assault, robbery, drunk driving death and...
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Representaciones sociales de Justicia Restaurativa
by Urbano, Deidi Yolima Maca
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Papers on Social Representations, 15, 2.1-2.19 Las representaciones sociales son formas de conocimiento que le permiten al sujeto o al grupo apropiarse de un conocimiento externo a su cotidianidad. Siguiendo esto el propósito de esta investigación es conocer las...
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