Justifying Restorative Justice: A Theoretical Justification for the Use of Restorative Justice Practices.
by Gabbay, Zvi
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Journal of Dispute Resolution. 2:349-397. This article analyzes the philosophical premises of the two main theories of punishment that influence sentencing in most Western countries—retributivism and utilitarianism—and compares them to the basic values and...
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Forgiveness and Transitional Justice in the Czech Republic.
by David, Roman
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Journal of Conflict Resolution. 50(3):339-367. This article examines major theoretical assumptions about forgiveness by victims of human rights abuses in the context of transitional justice in the Czech Republic. The authors hypothesize that forgiveness is facilitated by...
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Restorative Justice: Exploring the Aboriginal Paradigm.
by Ross, Rupert
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Saskatchewan Law Review. 59:431-435. This author is of the view that the visions that have shaped Western and Aboriginal approaches to justice are so fundamentally different that obedience to one almost automatically requires a breach of the other. Seven such differences are...
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Criminal Justice
by Burnside, Jonathan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) In Michael Schluter and John Ashcroft, ed., Jubilee Manifesto: a framework, agenda & strategy for christian social reform, Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press. Pg. 234-254. “We will begin with a general account of justice and punishment in the Bible before going...
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Jubilee Manifesto: a framework, agenda & strategy for christian social reform
by Schluter, Michael
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press “Jubilee Manifesto arises from over two decades of serious reflection and practical experience. For those wanting to understand the biblical framework and agenda for social reform, there is no better place to start. Based on the work...
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Report of the Annual General Meeting in Lisbon – 10 May 2007
by Willemsens, Jolien
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice 8(2):pp 7-8. The annual general meeting was chaired by Michael Kilchling, Secretary of the Board and held in Lisbon. 2006 standing items were approved – report of the 2006 meeting, annual accounts, budget for 2008,...
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EU Project on “Developing standards for assistance to victims of terrorism”
by Staiger, Ines
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice 8(2):pp 6-7. “The aim of the project is to develop, in a set of seminars, standards for the aid and assistance to victims of terrorism. A literature review, in which existing international legal instruments will be...
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Can It Please the Court? An Analysis of the Teen Court System as an Alternative to the Traditional Juvenile Justice System.
by Kendall, Julieta
June 4, 2015
Source: (2003) Journal of Juvenile Law. 24:155-164. There are almost 900 teen courts currently operating in the United States. Because there are no national laws governing teen courts, a lack of uniformity exists across the nation in relation to the processes and structure used by teen courts....
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Restorative Justice, Slavery, and the American Soul, A Policy-Oriented Intercultural Human Rights Approach to the Question of Reparations.
by Blevins, Michael F.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Thurgood Marshall Law Review. 31:253-322. Blevins provides an overview of how past slavery has an effect on present society; reparations have not been paid to the African American community and injustice remains. Reparations, Blevins states, should come in the form of aid, not...
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Going South – The first outcomes of work in progress
by Casado, Clara
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice 8(2):pp 2-5. “This article will focus on the part of the project concerned with the South of Europe. Although in this region several RJ programmes are already in place, the actual implementation is characterised by...
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On Moving Forward, Summer School in Riga
by Oppedal, Laila
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Newsletter of the European Forum for Restorative Justice 8(2):pp 1-2. “The aim of the summer school was to get tools for moving restorative justice forward. At the end of the course, I think I gained new tools: a theoretical overview, knowledge about how important...
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Resolving Conflict Creatively
by Barclay, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Toronto:Triune Arts. Directed by Michael Witta. Resolving Conflict Creatively is a four video set designed to be used as a conflict resolution training tool for different audiences. Four videos of 24, 52, 55 and 67 minutes in...
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Repairing the Harm: Restorative Justice
by Lettig, Eileen
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Produced by NEWIST/CESA 7, Educational Television Productions of N.E. Wisconsin and Wisconsin Public Television. Repairing the Harm is a 30-minute documentary discussing restorative justice concepts and uses in various...
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War and Spiraling Injustices in Africa: In Search of a Transformative Response.
by Okosun, T.Y.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Contemporary Justice Review. 10(3): 323-350. This paper has five elements. The first is a brief overview of the wars in Africa. The second connects Africa and its wars to social injustices which were historically constructed and fostered by exploitative external and internal...
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The Great Circle of Justice: North American Indigenous Justice and Contemporary Restoration Programs.
by Gray, Barbara
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Contemporary Justice Review. 10(2):215-225. Based upon many North American traditional indigenous ideas, we suggest that restoring justice requires a more communal approach. Preventative, as well as restorative, mechanisms and practices need to be restored throughout a community...
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