Code of Criminal Procedure.
by Government of Poland.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Government of Poland. Article 23a is relevant to restorative justice. The text is in...
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Criminal Code of the Republic of Poland.
by Government of Poland.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Government of Poland. Articles 53(3), 60(2.1) and 66 (3) are relevant to restorative jutsice. The text is in...
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Jugendgerichtsgesetz 1988 – JGG.
by Government of Austria.
June 4, 2015
Source: (1988) Government of Austria. The text of this legislation is in German. It contains references to the use of mediation in criminal...
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Act on Mediation in Criminal and Certain Civil Cases.
by Government of Finland
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland. For the purposes of this Act, mediation in criminal cases (mediation) means a non-chargeable service in which a crime suspect and the victim of that crime are provided the opportunity to meet confidentially through an independent...
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Law on Mediation. Prom. SG. 110/17 Dec 2004.
by National Assembly of Bulgaria., Anne-Marie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) XXXIX National Assembly. Bulgaria. Art. 1. This law shall stipulate relations connected with the mediation as an alternative way of settlement of legal and non-legal disputes. Concept of mediation Art. 2. The mediation shall be a voluntary and confidential proceedings of...
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Law of 22 June 2005 on mediation
by Government of Belgium
June 4, 2015
Source: (2005) Government of Belgium. This legislation addresses the use of mediation in the the Belgian criminal code. The text is in French and...
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Probation Servcies Amendment Act, 2002.
by Republic of South Africa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Government Gazetter. Vol. 449. Includes family group conferencing as a diversion option for...
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Victims’ Rights Act 2002.
by Parliament of New Zealand
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Statutes of New Zealand. Section 9: Meetings to resolve issues relating to offence If a suitable person is available to arrange and facilitate a meeting between a victim and an offender to resolve issues relating to the offence, a judicial officer, lawyer for an offender, member...
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Parole Act 2002.
by Parliament of New Zealand, Anne-Marie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Statutes of New Zealand. Section 7: Guiding Principles When making decisions about, or in any way relating to, the release of an offender, one of the principles that must guide the Parole Board’s decisions is that the rights of the victim are upheld, and victims’...
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Sentencing Act 2002.
by Parliament of New Zealand
June 4, 2015
Source: (2002) Statutes of New Zealand. Section 8: Principles of sentencing In sentencing or otherwise dealing with an offender, the court must take into account any outcomes of restorative justice processes that have occurred, or that the court is satisfied are likely to occur, in relation to...
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Corrections Act 2004.
by Parliament of New Zealand
June 4, 2015
Source: (2004) Statutes of New Zealand. In section 6, this legislation calls for the corrections system to ensure that offenders have access to processes that promote restorative...
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Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989.
by Parliament of New Zealand
June 4, 2015
Source: (1989) Government of New Zealand. Outlines a the process for family group conferencing is sections...
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Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997
by Government of Tasmania
June 4, 2015
Source: (1997) Government of Tasmania. This legislation outlines the practice of family group conferencing for the Australian state of...
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Ten Years of Balanced and Restorative Justice in Pennsylvania.
by Griffin, Patrick
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. This paper describes the ways in which Pennsylvania’s juvenile system has been reformed over the last decade to reflect the principles of balanced and restorative justice (BARJ).The BARJ principles for...
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Managing Risk: From Regulation to the Reintegration of Sexual Offenders.
by McAlinden, Anne-Marie
June 4, 2015
Source: (2006) Criminology and Criminal Justice. 6 (2):197-218. It has been demonstrated that the current concern with managing sex offenders in the community can be located within an overall retributive regulatory framework. However, it is recognized that a punitive response is no longer...
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