The Meaning and Nature of Punishment.
by Shichor, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Long Grove, Illinois: Waveland Press, Inc. There are conflicting theories and opinions about the laws, rules and customs that regulate everyday life and about how to deal with those who violate accepted standards. Formal punishment of individuals as an organized reaction to...
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Living the Sermon on the Mount: A Practical Hope for Grace and Deliverance.
by Stassen, Glen H.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Enduring Questions in Christian Life Series. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. In Living the Sermon on the Mount, theologian and award-winning author Glen H. Stassen helps us to see that the revolutionary ideas in the sermon on the Mount about loving and caring for each other, living...
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Student Code of Conduct (Formerly the Uniform Discipline Code) for Chicago Public Schools.
by Chicago Public Schools, Mary
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Chicago: Chicago Board of Education. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING: That the Chicago Board of Education adopt the Student Code of Conduct (“SCCâ€) for the 2007-2008 school year which is attached hereto. This SCC has been updated to modify the...
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National Occupational Standards for Restorative Practice
by Skills for Justice, Mary
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) London: Skills for Justice. This article presents guidelines and recommended criteria on several aspects of restorative justice. There are eight areas this article discusses: (1) Assessing opportunities for restorative practice; (2) Preparing for a restorative process; (3)...
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Developing Restorative Justice: An Action Plan.
by Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, Mary
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) London: Youth Justice Board. The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) wants to broaden, develop and extend the practice of restorative justice within the youth justice system. This plan invites practitioners to help the YJB develop practice so that: more victims are...
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Restorative Justice for Sex Crimes Outside the Context of Intimate Partner Violence.
by Koss, Mary
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Unpublished Manuscript. Tuscon Arisona: RESTORE programme. Univeristy of Arizona. Many people have questions or are confused about what restorative justice is and whether it does justice to victims. This article attempts to clarify these issues. It focuses on sex crimes outside...
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Victims: Place, Rights and Assistance.
by Minister of Justice of Austria, Kittipong
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Report presented by the Ministry of Justice of Austria. 27th Conference of European Ministers of Justice. 12-13 October 2006. In this article, the Austrian Minister of Justice presents several points to ensure a more victim-oriented criminal policy. The article stresses the...
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Diversion Programs for Drug Addicts, Restorative Justice and New Community-Based Treatment Measures in Thailand.
by Kittayarak, Kittipong
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Paper prepared for the 19th International Conference of the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law held at Edinburgh, Scotland from June 26 – June 30, 2005. This article discusses the use of community-based treatment of offenders in Thailand. The author feels...
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Victims: Place, Rights and Assistance.
by Minister of Justice of Armenia, Leo
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Report presented by the Minister of Justice of Armenia. 27th Conference of European Ministers of Justice.12-13 October 2006. This article discusses the need to protect the rights of crime victims. It notes that crime victims have many different types of injuries, from many...
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Mediation in a Detention Context: Moralisation or Participation?
by van Garse, Leo
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Paper prepared for the CONGRÉS PENITENCIARI INTERNACIONAL: La funció social de la polÃtica penitencià ria. Barcelona 2006 . This article discusses the author’s development of mediation processes between victim and offenders in Belgium. The focus of the...
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The Effects of Victim Awareness versus Decision-Making Enhancement Training on the Moral Development, Moral Agency, and Behavior of Adolescent Offenders.
by Blackburn, Charles Flint
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Raleigh, North Carolina:A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of North Carolina State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Doctor of Philosophy. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of two short-term group interventions with...
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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) Crime Victims Report. 10(5): 70,74,75.. 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 restorative justice and the victim-offender...
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Victim and Restorative Justice Programs in the Iowa Department of Corrections.
by Brown, Betty
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Crime Victims Report. 10(5): 67,68,77 My job with Department of Corrections has been molded into three sectors: administrative duties, direct victim services, and the implementation of restorative justice initiatives within Iowa DOC. I will do my best to summarize each of the...
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On Becoming a Wounded Healer.
by Doerfler, David
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Crime Victims Report. 10(5): 65,66,77. If we take the impact of trauma from extreme violence seriously, acknowledge the depth of feelings experienced, and recognize to the fullest extent the multilayered, multidimensional nature of healing, then we will understand that nothing...
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CÃrculos de paz en la comunidad indÃgena de Costa Rica.
by Tello, Miguel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) En, Bernal Acevedo, Fabiola y Castillo Vargas, Sara , compiladoras., Justicia restaurativa en Costa Rica: Acercamientos teóricos y practices. I Congreso de Justicia Restaurativa. Costa Rica, Junio de 2006. San Jose: Comisión nacional para el Mejoramiento de la...
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