Restorative Justice and Reparations.
by Walker, Margaret Urban
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Journal of Social Philosophy. 37(3):377-395. The field of application for reparations is broad, comprising cases where wrongs are discretely episodic and the concrete means of repair (for example, monetary compensation) are fairly straightforward, cases of gross and murderous...
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Reconciliation as a Dirty Word: Conflict, Community Relations and Education in Northern Ireland.
by McEvoy, Lesley
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Journal of International Affairs. 60(1):81-106. “I am not really interested in reconciliation. It is a term that has been so used and abused; it’s a dirty word as far as I am concerned.” The comment above emerged in fieldwork undertaken by one of the authors on...
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Restoring Rape Survivors. Justice, Advocacy, and a Call to Action.
by Koss, Mary
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1087:206-234. Rape results in mental and physical health, social, and legal consequences. For the latter, restorative justice-based programs might augment community response, but they generate controversy among advocates and policy...
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Problem-Solving Judges — Meddlers or Innovators?
by Van de North, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) William Mitchell Law Review. 32:949-. Problem-solving courts are getting a lot of attention these days from those working in the field of criminal justice. Problem-solving courts are designed to focus on specific and recurring conditions, such as mental illness and chemical...
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Police Interviews with Young Suspects in Northern Ireland.
by Jackson, John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) British Journal of Criminology. 47:234-255. The increasing use of diversion and the growing interest in restorative justice as a means of dealing with youth offending has tended to deflect attention away from the police interview which many young persons must endure before...
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The long-term impact of restorative justice programming for juvenile offenders.
by Bergseth, Kathleen J.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Journal of Criminal Justice. 35(4): 433-451. While extant research generally supports restorative justice as an alternative to traditional juvenile court processing, much of this research is limited to short-term follow-up periods examining only prevalence of reoffense. In...
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The Micropolitics of Victim–Offender Mediation.
by Presser, Lois
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Social Inquiry. 76(3): 316-342. Victim–offender mediation is one of the most widely used practices of restorative justice encounter in the United States. We report findings from research on a victim– offender mediation program sponsored by an American juvenile...
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Pockets of Innovation in Minnesota’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Journey.
by Mealey-Lohmann, Linda
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) William Mitchell Law Review. 33:441- Conflict has always existed and human beings have long struggled with how to manage and resolve conflict. One method to resolve conflict that readily comes to mind is the use of law and the legal system. Another method is the use of...
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Is Truth Enough? Truth Commissions and Justice.
by McMillan, Catherine
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Thesis for Master of Arts. Carleton University. South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission(TRC) was based on two key concepts: truth telling and restorative justice. This study investigated whether degrees of admission of truth and types of justice (retributive and...
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From Restoration to Retribution: Evolution in the Treatment of Wrongdoing in Early English Law c. 600A.D. to c.1135 A.D.
by Rodger, Valerie Ann
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Thesis. Master of Arts in History, Department of History and Classics. University of Alberta. In England, there was a gradual shift from restorative to retributive justice over the course of the Anglo-Saxon and early Norman period. For much of this period there were two...
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Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Role of Community in Restorative Justice.
by Abramson, Alana Marie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Thesis for Master of Arts in the School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University. Restorative justice has gained international attention within criminal justice. Restorative justice asks communities to take an active role in responding to harm. This research explores the idea of...
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Creating a Faith-Based Restorative Justice Community in a Maximum-Security Prison.
by Swanson, Cheryl
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Corrections Today. June 2007. pp. 60-63. Although most restorative justice programs take place outside of prison, there is a strong interest in bringing these programs into the prison environment. Various forms of victim-offender empathy and reconciliation programs have been...
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Family Group Conferencing and Re-Offending Among First-Time Juvenile Offenders: The Indianapolis Experiment.
by McGarrell, Edmund F
June 4, 2015
Source: (2007) Justice Quarterly. 24(2): 221-246. In an assessment of treatment, this study examined prevalence patterns of reoffending among first-time juvenile offenders involved in family group conferences (FGC) in Indianapolis, IN.The results of the Indianapolis Restorative Justice...
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Restorative justice responses to post-September 11 hate crimes: Potential and challenges.
by Volpe, Maria R.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Conflict Resolution Quarterly. 22(4): 527-535. This article focuses on the extent to which victim-offender mediation was utilized by restorative justice practitioners in response to anti-Arab and anti-Muslim harassment and other September 11-related hate crimes. Specific...
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What Factors Contribute to a Commitment and Implementation of a more Restorative Approach to Discipline in Schools?
by Gilmour, Steven Lawrence John
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Thesis for a Masters of Arts in Leadership and Training. Royal Roads University. My action research project brought together various stakeholders in the school district with the purpose of exploring and investigating the questions: What factors contribute to a commitment and...
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