Video Review: Introducing Restorative Justice: A Positive Approach in Schools.
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. October 2006 Edition. This video contains four segments that explain how restorative justice can be used in schools and demonstrates the positive impact it can have on discipline and hence on its overall...
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Book Review: New directions in restorative justice: issues, practice, evaluation.
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. October 2006 Edition. As the restorative justice movement ages, it continues to face issues of application and implementation. Martin Wright reviews this collection of essays addressing restorative justice and youth, aboriginal justice, and...
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Real People, Real Stories: The Challenges Facing a Juvenile Probation Officer in Restorative Justice
by Kelley, Lance F.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. October 2006 Edition. Restorative justice practitioners who are part of the criminal justice system can face role conflicts. In this article, Lance F. Kelley describes his experience as a probation officer facilitating restorative justice...
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Using Restorative Conferencing for Healing of Victims and Offenders in New South Wales.
by Milner, Kate
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. October 2006 Edition. The Restorative Justice Unit of the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services was established in 1999. It offers conferencing after the offender is in the custody of the Department. In the attached article, Kate Milner,...
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Restorative Justice in Sentencing: South Africa
by Bertelsmann, E.
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. October 2006 Edition. In a recent sentencing decision in a murder case, Judge E. Bertelsmann of the High Court of South Africa wrote of the importance of restorative justice in the South Africa context. The full decision is presented here with a...
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Video Review: Communities and the Challenge of Conflict: New Perspectives on Restorative Justice.
by Van Ness, Daniel W
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. September 2006 Edition. Communities and the Challenge of Conflict offers a brief overview of restorative justice and of a number of the issues surrounding its implementation. It was designed to lead into group discussion, and it is highly suited for...
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Book Review: Understanding Victims and Restorative Justice
by Wright, Martin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. September 2006 Edition. Although restorative justice claims to include all those affected by wrongdoing in responding to crime, it has been criticized as being too offender focused. In this book, restorative justice is viewed through a victim-focused...
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Community Mediation and Community Development In Scotland.
by McDonough, Ian
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. September 2006 Edition. Over 3000 community conflicts in Scotland are resolved through Community Mediation each year. The NGO Sacro has developed a series of manuals for developing a Community Mediation service. The final manual addresses the role of...
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New Juvenile Justice Law in the Philippines
by Parker, Lynette
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. September 2006 Edition. With the signing of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act 2006 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Philippines introduced a new juvenile justice system. Among the many provisions seeking to protect children in conflict...
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Serious Crimes Conferencing in Baltimore.
by Abramson, Lauren
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Online. September 2006 Edition. The Community Conferencing Center offers a variety of conference services in Baltimore, Maryland. The center offers court diversion for non-violent offenses, alternatives to school suspension, re-entry conferencing, and...
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Restoring Justice.
by Presbyterian Church USA.
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Louisville,KY: Presbyterian Church (USA). This program, produced by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for the National Council of Churches and NBC television network, explores the process of restorative justice in several states. You will be taken to communities in Oregon,...
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Six Conferences: A Composite View of Conferencing in Programs for Troubled Youth.
by Real Justice., Rachel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Bethlehem, PA: Real Justice. By combining footage of actual Real Justice conferences for offenses ranging from truancy and leaving school grounds to theft and bringing a knife onto a school bus, this video provides a realistic view of conferencing. Some conferences are...
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Communities and the Challenge of Conflict: New Perspectives on Restorative Justice.
by Law Commission of Canada
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Ottawa: Law Commission of Canada. Communities and the Challenge of Conflict offers a brief overview of restorative justice and of a number of the issues surrounding its implementation. It was designed to lead into group discussion, and it is highly suited for that...
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We Should Talk Peace: Stories from African Peacemakers.
by Mennonite Media Productions
June 4, 2015
Source: (-0001) Akron: Mennonite Central Committee. Stories of grassroots peacemakers in Africa who are making a difference in their own communities (distributor’s...
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Beyond Conviction.
by Libert, Rachel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Tied to the Track Films. Beyond Conviction tells the story of three crime victims on a journey towards healing and resolution. The film follows participants in a pioneering program run by the state of Pennsylvania in which victims of the most violent crimes meet face-to-face...
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