Transgenerational Justice — Compensatory Versus Interpretative Approaches*
by Glenn C. Loury
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Jon Miller and Rahul Kumar, ed., Reparations: Interdisciplinary Inquiries, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, Pp. 87-113. “…This essay draws on economics, sociology, politics, and philosophy, in an attempt to support this position. Despite my skepticism about...
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Coming to Terms with the Past in Australia
by Thompson, Janna
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) In Jon Miller and Rahul Kumar, ed., Reparations: Interdisciplinary Inquiries, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, Pp. 69-84. “I will discuss three issues which pose difficulties for an account of reparative justice in cases of historical injustices. First, the problem of...
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Book Review: Juvenile Justice: An Introduction (fifth edition)
by Assur, Eric
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Restorative Justice Online. June 2007 Edition. This book provides an overview of juvenile justice in the United States, including a chapter on the impact of the restorative justice...
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Acknowledging the Past to Heal the Future: The Role of Reparations for Native Nations
by Rebecca Tsosie, Nicole
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) In Jon Miller and Rahul Kumar, ed., Reparations: Interdisciplinary Inquiries, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, Pp. 43-68. “..This essay discusses the concept of ‘reparations’ as one that is simultaneously emotional and spiritual, political and social. The...
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Relevant Others in Restorative Practices for Minors: For What Purposes?
by Vettenburg, Nicole
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology. 40(3):291-312. This article starts from the finding that (1) in spite of the numerous publications on restorative justice, relevant others have been a limited research topic and (2) when reference is made to relevant others,...
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Mediation and Activism: Beyond the “Salvage†Paradigm?
by Marya, Deepika
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 4(Spring):12,13. The subtitle of this article may seem cryptic at first. It names a cultural paradigm that reflects a desire to rescue something that may actually be beyond repair. It refers to practices in the...
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Co-mediation: Two Heads are Better than One.
by Strahl, Barbara T.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 4(Spring): 11. I am always amazed at how different people look at the same situation differently. It is for this very reason that co-mediation or co-facilitation is such an invaluable tool. Whether you are...
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The Death and Resurrection of a Catholic Parish in Post-Katrina New Orleans.
by Arend, Orissa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 4(Spring):7,8. In early February 2006, the Archdiocese of New Orleans announced a plan, in response to storm-related financial losses, to combine parishes and to close seven churches. Under this plan, our parish...
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Restorative Justice in Controversial Settings.
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 4(Spring):5-6. This article provides an overview of conference presentations from the British Society of Criminology conference on restorative justice at Nottingham Trent University in January 2007. The report...
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Fourteen Months in a FEMA Field Office: A Special Kind of Community Mediation.
by Baron, Linda
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 4(Spring): 3, 4, 8. Mediating in FEMA was nothing like the court, community, and agency-based programs that I was familiar with. There were no intake forms, no dedicated mediation rooms, no established protocols...
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Making Sense of North American and South African Differences in the Practice of Restorative Justice.
by Sharpe, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 4(Spring):1, 14-16 These convictions are usually expressed independently, in response to different issues. It is easy to accept each on its own merits, seeing them as separate criteria to be met in separate ways....
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Community Mediation Challenges Bring Blessings, Stifle Burnout.
by Wolff, Patrick M
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 3(Winter 06-07):12-13. Guam’s Inafa’ Maolek Mediation Center, like many such centers across the United States, tries to be all things to all people. This means not only mediation and restorative...
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Restorative Justice, Non-Violence And The Next Generation of Young People.
by Shoap, Vickie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 3(Winter 06-07):7-8. Many of the young offenders in the area where I live and work — about 40 miles west of Washington, D.C. — have grown up in war-ravaged countries, are gang-involved, or have lived...
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Meeting Offenders: How A Restorative Justice Program Changed A Robbery Victim’s Life.
by Nelson, Tanya
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 3(Winter 06-07):5-6,14 On September 4, 1999, the way I view the world changed forever when I was robbed at gunpoint at an ATM. Here I am, almost seven years later a changed person, excited to talk about what...
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Restorative Justice: The View From My Window.
by Pranis, Kay
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Justice Connections: a joint publication of NAFCM, PRASI and VOMA. 3(Winter 06-07):3-4. First I will share some of the frame around my window. I am a chronic optimist – which profoundly shapes my view of the world. On the other hand I believe that we create the world we...
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